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Protests in India against ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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‘Targeted harassment’: Muslim girls in India denounce hijab ban

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For four days a group of 28 Muslim girls stood in protest in front of the Junior Pre-University college in the Karnataka state after they were denied entry for wearing hijab – an issue that has snowballed to other colleges in the southern state. Visuals of students being shut outside the gate by several colleges in the state have caused mounting outrage among the Muslim minority and triggered protests since last week, with rights groups alleging that the move violates the rights of Muslim students to practice their religion and access education. The tensions escalated after students and activists allegedly backed by Hindu nationalist groups started to wear saffron colour […]