and they were coming and they are also telling me to remove this and go back. it was one front in a wekk of of an escalating row. over whether people can wear this in classrooms in the southern state. where demand for islamic headdresses were met with protesters wearing saffron shawls, a symbol of hinduism and the respective slogans came to the fore. i was angered and scared and then i shouted sol shouted "allahu akbar! " so that i get courage. i get power— so that i get courage. i get power from allah. she still went to college. something women say they been doing in the past wearing hijabs. despite state—sponsored words to the contrary. women started wearing the hijab in school, we complained that we have a right to decide on the uniform and according