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Wearing a headscarf has not been established as an‘essential religious practice’ for women in Islam: Allahabad HC

No factual foundation had been laid nor material placed on record to establish a case that the donning of a headscarf was an essential part of religion for a Muslim female, forsaking which would oust the girl or woman concerned from the faith that she professed and practised, the

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Wearing a headscarf has not been established as an ‘essential religious practice’ for women in Islam: Allahabad HC

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No factual foundation had been laid nor material placed on record to establish a case that the donning of a headscarf was an essential part of religion for a Muslim female, forsaking which would oust the girl or woman concerned from the faith that she professed and practised, the HC says

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Source: The Hindu. Published 25 Aug 2026, 01:01 pm.

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