A dispute over restrictions on the wearing of the hijab by female students in a southern Indian state has now reached India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, with a group of youngsters asking a college to ban the head covering.
Authorities closed colleges in Karnataka in In-dia’s south last week after a new uniform policy barred students from wearing headscarves in class-rooms, leading to protests by Muslim students and counter-protests by Hindu students.—AP
