By Muslim Mirror Staff
A private college in Karnataka’s Mysuru city has revoked its uniform rule to allow Muslim girls to wear hijab. The college is the first to have taken such a positive decision amid a ban imposed on hijab in a large number of colleges in Karnataka and other BJP-ruled states.
“Four students refused to attend classes without the hijab and were protesting,” Mysuru’s Deputy Director of Pre University DK Srinivasa Murthy was quoted as saying, by Times of India.
“Some organisations extended support to them. I visited the college today and held discussions with all. Meanwhile, the college announced that it is cancelling its uniform rule to allow the students to attend classes. ”
Hijab wearing students have been subjected to humiliation and harassment by college administrations. They have been forced to take off their hijab or go back home.
The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim order restraining students from wearing hijab in schools and colleges that have already prescribed uniform.
Dont celebrate yet. No one knows if the college will ever admit those with Muslim names in future, and no one can make them do so if they decide otherwise. Certainly not Indian government or courts.
The solution to this is more and more muslim minority universities schools colleges in every district of India where muslim population is 5% or more don’t waste zakat and huge fubds in charity collected every ramadan instead divert it for a cause 250 – 300 cr is sufficient to run an AMU sort of campus.. Plus no need for free education but charge a competitive reasonable fees to sustain such initiative..