Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Condemns Bihar CM's Veil Incident

What Nitish Kumar hijab row reveals about agency, gender and religion

Muslim women, both as individuals and as democratic citizens belonging to a minority, stand at the crossroads of gender and religion. While in the case of the former, they are susceptible to bodily violations, the latter additionally reinforces a politics of protection that ultimately exerts control from a majoritarian vantage point

Amid naqab row rumours, official says doctor to join Bihar govt duty

Patna: Amid rumours that a doctor has declined a government job in Bihar after her naqab (veil) was removed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a programme here, an official concerned on Friday claimed that she will join duty. Dr Mahfoozur Rahman, principal of the Government Tibbi College and Hospital here, told PTI that AYUSH doctor Nusrat Parveen’s family has confirmed that she will join duty on Saturday. “I spoke to Parveen’s husband, relat…

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Condemns Bihar CM's Veil Incident

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Condemns Bihar CM's Veil Incident Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, has strongly condemned an incident involving Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, labeling it as a serious breach of personal dignity and moral boundaries. The incident saw Kumar removing a woman's veil during a formal event at the chief minister's secretariat in Patna.The event, captured in a video that has since gone viral, occurred as…

Union minister Giriraj Singh says woman whose hijab was pulled by Nitish Kumar can ‘go to hell’

Opposition leaders criticised the Bihar chief minister and the Union minister, saying that it was ‘very saddening that responsible people do such acts’.

Javed Akhtar seeks 'unconditional apology' from Bihar CM

People across India and Pakistan have expressed strong outrage after an incident involving Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was seen pulling at the niqab of a Muslim medical student during a public function earlier this week. The episode, which was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has sparked a heated debate about women's autonomy, religious freedom and the shrinking space for minorities in India. The student, ident…

She can go to hell: BJP's Giriraj Singh defends Nitish Kumar over hijab row

Union Minister Giriraj Singh defended Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over the veil-removal incident in Patna, saying the chief minister did “nothing wrong” and even remarking it was the woman’s choice to refuse the job or “go to hell.”