India court upholds Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class | Religion News

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Court upholds ban in BJP-ruled state, a ruling that might have a bearing in the rest of the country, home to 200 million Muslims.

An Indian court has upheld a ban on the hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The ruling might have a bearing in the rest of the country, home to more than 200 million Muslims, who have been targeted by the right-wing BJP and its Hindu supremacist allies  since Modi came to power in 2014.

More to follow.