Kaneez Fatima of Congress, who had emerged as a leading voice during hijab protests in Karnataka, has emerged as the leading candidate in Gulbarga North constituency in Karnataka assembly elections.

The Congress will lift the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions of Karnataka, the party’s only Muslim woman MLA in the state, Kaneez Fatima, told Scroll on Saturday. “God willing, we will ...

Hijab row: MLA Kaneez Fatima said Muslim women are ready for a change in the colour of the headscarf to match it with the uniform, but they cannot leave it out entirely. As the hijab controversy ...