Indian court upholds Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class

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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian court upheld on Tuesday a ban on wearing of the hijab in classes in the southern state of Karnataka, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country which has a big Muslim minority. The ban last month by the southern state sparked protests by some Muslim students and parents, and counter-protests by Hindu students. Critics of the ban say it’s another way of marginalising a community that accounts for about 13% of Hindu-majority India’s 1.35 billion people. “We are of the considered opinion that wearing of hijab by Muslim women do…

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