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Muslim students in a southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools

UDUPI, India (AP) — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. She won gold. Five years later she tried to wear one to her junior college, the equivalent of a U.S.

UDUPI, India (AP) — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her...

Muslim students in a southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools. In question is the place of Islamic head coverings

On Tuesday, an Indian court upheld a state ban, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam.

When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. She won gold.

UDUPI, India (AP) -- When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. She won

The issue has become a flashpoint for battle over rights of Muslims who fear they are being shunted aside as a minority in India.

UDUPI, India (AP) — The issue has become a flashpoint for the battle over the rights of Muslims, who see hijab restrictions as a worrying escalation of Hindu nationalism.

When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. She won gold.