A video of a girl being heckled by more than 100 male students wearing saffron scarves went popular on social media earlier today.
"It's horrible that females aren't allowed to attend school in their hijabs," she says.
During the continuing hijab debate, Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Laureate and education rights campaigner, remarked on Tuesday that "objectification of women - for wearing less or more – endures."
Malala took to Twitter to discuss the hijab debate that is raging in India's state of Karnataka, where Muslim students who wear the hijab are prevented from visiting college grounds.
“College is forcing us to choose between studies and the hijab”.
— Malala (@Malala) February 8, 2022
Refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. Objectification of women persists — for wearing less or more. Indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of Muslim women. https://t.co/UGfuLWAR8I
"Refusing to allow girls attend to school in their hijabs is awful," Malala remarked.
The activist protested the decision, urging Indian politicians to end the "marginalisation of Muslim women."
A video of a girl being heckled by more than 100 male students wearing saffron scarves went popular on social media earlier today.
The video, in which a girl named Muskan, who was wearing a hijab, was attacked by a "saffron-scarf clad mob" chanting "Jai Shri Ram" (victory to Lord Rama) as she entered her college, generated a stir among people.
The girl responded by chanting "Allah Hu Akbar" (Allah is Great) and turning away from the throng.
In an interview with India Today, the girl stated: "They demanded that I remove my burqa and refused to let me in. The gathering began chanting Jai Shri Ram as soon as I walked into the college."
The mob, according to the girl, included outsiders and boys from her college, but the college administrators backed her up. "When the mob surrounded me, I was terrified," she continued.
Since the hijab row in Karnataka, the protests have become more intense. A college in Udupi has barred hijabi students from entering the campus.