In the Indian state of Karnataka, the school was reopened after it was closed following a dispute over the hijab. The controversy erupted after Muslim female students wanted to be allowed to sit in class wearing hijab.
Students in the Indian state of Karnataka have been protesting against the hijab ban at their college for weeks.
However, human rights activists around the world have reacted, including Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. She called the ban “painful.”
The ban led to reports of sectarian violence in Karnataka and the closure of schools in the state.
Controversy has erupted in India over the issue and has reached the Karnataka High Court.
A student had told the apex court that wearing the hijab was a right of religious freedom under the Indian constitution.
The Indian girls started protesting after the faculty administration banned them from wearing hijab in the classroom.
The controversy spread to other parts of the state and a video clip showed the closed doors of another faculty against hijab-wearing women, prompting protests.
Hindu extremist groups have again come out in support of the ban.
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