Bengal Hijab Row: Sanjida Qadar, the Teacher Decides Not To Re-join After College Allows Head Scarf
New Age Islam News Bureau
14 Jun 2024
· Bengal Hijab Row: SanjidaQadar, the Teacher Decides Not To Re-join After College Allows Head Scarf
· Nigeria Islamic Police Seal Hotel Indefinitely for ‘Lodging Underage Girls’
· Muslim Woman Allotted Flat Under CM Scheme in Vadodara, Residents Protest
· Woman Violently Arrested for Hijab Violation in Iran
· UAE win 24 medals at Arab Women Sports Tournament in Sharjah
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Bengal Hijab Row: SanjidaQadar, , the Teacher Decides Not To Re-join After College Allows Head Scarf
By PTI/ 14 June 2024
Bengal Hijab Row (ETV Bharat Portal)
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Kolkata: The teacher of a private law college in Kolkata, who was allegedly asked not to attend classes wearing a hijab but later told a head scarf can be allowed, said she was not re-joining her workplace.
In response, the college said it "honours" her decision. The teacher, SanjidaQadar, said that she would not "re-join" duties and sent an email to college management conveying her decision.
The management of LJD Law College, Tollygunge, in an email to her on June 10, said she can resume her normal duties abiding by the dress code for the faculty members and "during her classes, she can use dupatta as a head scarf".
Qadar, who had sought a week to convey her decision to the management, sent a fresh email to the management on Thursday saying, "After careful consideration of your order, I have decided not to re-join your institute and rather explore new opportunities, since I believe that this is the best option for my career goals at this time."
She told PTI that the situation would not be comfortable for her. Replying to her communication, the college management said it "honoured" her decision and wished her luck and a prosperous career.
Qadar had been wearing the headscarf at the workplace since the month of Ramzan (in April) but the issue seemingly escalated over the past week.
Source: etvbharat.com
https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/bengal-hijab-row-teacher-decides-not-to-re-join-after-college-allows-head-scarf-enn24061401163
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Nigeria Islamic Police Seal Hotel Indefinitely for ‘Lodging Underage Girls’
June 14, 2024
Usman alleged that it was the second
time such an incident occurred in the hotel.
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has shut down the New Palace Hotel following allegations of activities corrupting the morals of underage girls.
A statement signed by its Commander General, Dr. Aminu Usman, disclosed that the board's operation team visited the hotel and arrested two underage girls in the same room, which is against the law of the board.
Usman alleged that it was the second time such an incident occurred in the hotel.
“It was during the first time you promised not to repeat it again and requested the board for tempering justice with mercy as it was the first violation of the board's conditions by your hotel’s management.
“You may further wish to recall that during our joint interactive meeting with all the hotel managers in the board’s conference hall with which you were one of the attendees, it was agreed that all hotel managers will not attend minors/underage in the hotel premises and whoever found not in compliance with the agreed conditions of the board will be dealt with accordingly.”
“In view of the above, having observed the management of the hotel are not ready to comply with the boards condition’s; the board is left with no other option but to close your hotel indefinitely,” the statement read.
Source: saharareporters.com
https://saharareporters.com/2024/06/14/katsina-islamic-police-seal-hotel-indefinitely-lodging-underage-girls#google_vignette
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Muslim Woman Allotted Flat Under CM Scheme in Vadodara, Residents Protest
Written by Aditi Raja
June 14, 2024
Muslim woman allotted flat under CM scheme in Vadodara, residents protestThe housing colony in Vadodara. (Express photo by Bhupendra Rana)
When a 44-year-old Muslim woman who is employed with an arm of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development was allotted a dwelling unit in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s (VMC) low-income group housing complex at Harni under the MukhyamantriAwasYojana in 2017, she was overjoyed at the prospect of moving with her then-minor son into an inclusive neighbourhood. However, even before she could move in, 33 residents of the housing complex comprising 462 units sent a written complaint to the District Collector and other authorities, objecting to a ‘Muslim’ moving in, citing possible “threat and nuisance” due to her presence. She is the only Muslim allottee in the complex, say officials.
Vadodara Municipal Commissioner Dilip Rana was unavailable for a comment. Deputy Municipal Commissioner ArpitSagar and Executive Engineer for Affordable Housing NileshkumarParmar refused to comment on the issue.
The 44-year-old mother says the protests first began in 2020 when the residents wrote to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), seeking her house allotment to be invalidated. However, the Harni police station then recorded statements of all the parties concerned and closed the complaint. The recent protest against the same issue took place on June 10.
“I have grown up in a mixed neighbourhood in Vadodara and my family never believed in the concept of ghettos… I always wanted my son to grow up in an inclusive neighbourhood but my dreams have been shattered as it has been almost six years and there is no solution to the opposition I am facing. My son is now in Class 12 and old enough to understand what is going on. The discrimination will affect him mentally…,” she told The Indian Express.
Calling it a “representation in public interest”, 33 signatories in the ‘complaint’ submitted to the District Collector, Mayor, VMC Commissioner as well as the Commissioner of Police in Vadodara have demanded that the dwelling unit allotted to the beneficiary be “invalidated” and the beneficiary be “shifted to another housing scheme”.
The memorandum by the Motnath Residency Cooperative Housing Services Society Limited, states: “The VMC has allotted the house number K204 to one minority beneficiary in March 2019… We believe that Harni area is a Hindu-dominated peaceful area and there is no settlement of Muslims in the periphery of about four kilometres… It is like setting fire to the peaceful life of 461 families…”
Residents of the colony cite “imminent law-and-order crisis” if Muslim families are allowed to move in. One of the signatories said: “It is the fault of the VMC that they have not cross-checked the credentials of the allottee…It is the general consensus that all of us have booked homes in this colony because it is a Hindu neighbourhood and we would not like persons from other religious and cultural backgrounds to live in our colony. It is for the comfort of both parties…”
An immediate neighbour of the beneficiary added that although several families in the housing colony were also non-vegetarians, the idea of a different religious identity had sparked concern among residents. The resident, who did not wish to be identified, said: “We do not feel comfortable with a minority family being our next-door neighbours… It is not just about the eating preferences but the milieu…”
The woman currently lives with her parents and son in another area of Vadodara. “I do not wish to sell off my hard-earned property just because of this opposition. I will wait… I have repeatedly tried to seek time with the managing committee of the colony but they do not respond. Just two days before they went public with their latest opposition, they called me asking for the maintenance dues. I said I am willing to pay the same if they provide me with the share certificate as a resident that they have not handed over to me. The VMC had already collected Rs 50,000 as a one-time maintenance charge from all residents, which I have already paid. I am not sure if I can take legal recourse at the moment because the government has not denied me the right to live in the housing colony.”
Another resident of the colony, however, expressed solidarity with the beneficiary. “It is unfair because she is a beneficiary of a government scheme and has been allotted the flat as per the legal provisions… The concerns of the residents could be valid but we are judging people without even interacting with them.”
Officials of the VMC’s housing department told this newspaper that since government schemes did not segregate applicants and beneficiaries on the basis of religion, the housing draw was conducted as per the norms. “It is a matter that must be resolved by both parties or by approaching competent courts,” said an official.
Source: indianexpress.com
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/muslim-woman-allotted-flat-under-cm-scheme-in-vadodara-residents-protest-9391595/
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Woman Violently Arrested for Hijab Violation in Iran
JUNE 13, 2024
A video circulating online shows the violent arrest of a young woman for not wearing a hijab at Behbahan National Park in Khuzestan province.
The footage, published Tuesday on social media, shows several hijab enforcers forcibly detaining the woman after she protested being forced to wear the mandatory headscarf.
In the video, the officers can be seen grabbing and pushing the woman, who resists their efforts. Toward the end, she is struck by one of the officers and falls to the ground.
Women's rights activists say the woman was then transferred to a Revolutionary Guard headquarters, where she was verbally abused before eventually being released.
The violent arrest comes amid an escalating crackdown on women for refusing to comply with strict hijab laws under the Noor Project, which was launched in April.
In recent months, numerous reports have emerged of women being beaten, tasered, sexually harassed, and jailed for defying the hijab rules.
Source: iranwire.com
https://iranwire.com/en/women/130560-woman-violently-arrested-for-hijab-violation/
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UAE win 24 medals at Arab Women Sports Tournament in Sharjah
13 Feb 2024
The Arab Women Sports Tournament ended on Monday, setting new benchmarks for excellence and showcasing the significant strides in the development of women's sports in the Arab world.
This prestigious event brought together 15 Arab nations, represented by 63 clubs which competed in eight sports events.
The UAE athletes were among the standout performers, securing 24 medals, which included 10 gold, eight silver and six bronze. They clinched seven medals in karate (four gold, two silver, one bronze) and nine in fencing (four gold, three silver, two bronze).
Archers from the host country won six medals. They also won a silver in athletics and a bronze in volleyball.
The fencing championship saw Emirati athletes excel, securing nine medals. UAE fencers clinched three gold in Épée, Foil, and Sabre, with an additional bronze in the latter. In the individual competitions, Emirati fencers secured gold and silver medals in Sabre, silver in Épée, and silver and bronze in Foil.
Meanwhile, Bahrain athletes also made headlines with their dominant performance, claiming 23 medals, including 13 gold, across eight sports disciplines.
Bahrain tasted great success in track and field events, securing 14 medals (nine gold and five silver). In table tennis, they won one gold and a silver while their shooters won two gold medals. Their archers grabbed a gold and a bronze.
Egypt demonstrated their class in volleyball, with the Sporting Club clinching the championship title through a clean sweep in the final against Kuwait's SalwaAlsabah Club, who bagged the silver, while Sharjah Women's Sports Club took home the bronze.
In basketball, Jordan emerged victorious, with Al-Fuhais club defeating Syria's Al-Thawra club 72-50 in the final, while Bahrain's Al-Ahli club took the bronze.
Iraq were third, winning 14 medals (two gold, six silver, and six bronze) across events.
Source: khaleejtimes.com
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sports/uae-win-24-medals-at-arab-women-sports-tournament-in-sharjah
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