Banning the hijab violates religious freedom: United States

Washington: The United States (US) has declared the ban on hijab a violation of religious freedom. According to details, voices against the hijab ban in Indian educational institutions have begun to rise in the world.

While many celebrities have spoken out against the intimidation and harassment of Muslim girls and women for wearing the hijab by Hindu extremists, the United States has strongly condemned the recent ban.

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Rashad Hussain, a senior official with the American Institute for Religious Freedom, said in a statement on the social networking site Twitter that prohibiting the wearing of the hijab in educational institutions by the Indian state of Karnataka is in violation of an individual’s religious freedom. According to Hussain, “Religious freedom includes the ability to choose one’s religious attire”.

Religious freedom includes the ability to choose one's religious attire. The Indian state of Karnataka should not determine permissibility of religious clothing. Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom and stigmatize and marginalize women and girls.
— U.S. Ambassador at Large Rashad Hussain (@IRF_Ambassador) February 11, 2022

He added that banning the hijab is tantamount to killing religious freedom. According to Hussain, forcing women and girls to choose clothes is going to “stigmatize and marginalize” them further. “The Indian state of Karnataka should not determine [the] permissibility of religious clothing”, he added.

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It is to be noted that after the ban on entry of students observing hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka, demonstrations are being held in different parts of India. A few days ago, a video of Muskan, a college student from the Indian state of Karnataka, went viral on social media. In the video, she can be seen chanting “Allah-u-Akbar” in front of Hindu extremists instead of fearing them. Muskan is being lauded for her bravery and courage, all over the world for her bravery.

In addition, TEDx speaker Sanjukta Basu has tweeted that the issue has become international although the “Indian Supreme Court said in the morning, ‘Don’t make it a national issue.'”

No less than US ambassador of religious freedom have spoken on the #KarnatakaHijabRow. The issue went truly international while Indian Supreme Court said in the morning, "Don't make it a national issue. Let Karnataka High Court handle it."
— Sanjukta Basu (@sanjukta) February 11, 2022