Tag: Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind (MuH)

Lucknow: The Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind (MuH), a national body of clerics, has condemned the Karnataka government’s decision to ban hijabs in educational institutions. In a statement, MuH general secretary Maulana Kalbe Jawad and other clerics have sought revocation of the order, terming it as anti-constitutional and against minority rights. The group collectively said that the hijab was neither restrictive by nature nor an obstacle in their education. They also drew a comparison with the Central government’s decision on Surya Namaskar to be performed by all irrespective of religious sentiments. “The controversy had been escalating for...