Tag: Hijab

Hijab: A Symbol of Choice or Social Oppression?
Asia, Featured, Middle East, World

Hijab: A Symbol of Choice or Social Oppression?

Hijab has been one of the most tweeted and searched keywords on the internet in the past few months. After the students’ protest in Karnataka in early 2022, the question of the Hijab regained public consciousness after the death of Mahsa Amini in the state of Iran. Late Ms Amini was a 22-year-old Kurdish woman […]

India, Freedom and Religion
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India, Freedom and Religion

The right to education is indeed a fundamental right but the onus of utilising this lies on the individual wherein they have to follow the rules and regulations of the organisation. At a time when Saudi Arabia is reforming itself progressively, the arguments and defence put forward by many educated Indians is alarming. It is […]

‘Do Not Touch My Clothes’ – Afghan Women’s Online Campaign Against Taliban Dress Code
Asia, Featured, World

‘Do Not Touch My Clothes’ – Afghan Women’s Online Campaign Against Taliban Dress Code

Afghan women around the world are protesting Taliban’s new Burkha/Hijab rule. Black burqa has never been a part of the Afghan culture. Women from Afghanistan are posting photos of themselves wearing traditional dresses on social. The online protest with hastags #DoNotTouchMyClothes & #AfghanistanCulture has taken Twitter by storm. Here are few of the protest messages […]