Hijab-wearing Student Not Allowed to Sit For Rajasthan Judicial Exam
Gafira Qadir | 24 June 2024 | Maktoob Media
On Sunday, a 25-year-old student from Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly denied permission to sit for the Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination 2024 due to her wearing a hijab. The incident occurred at Pooja Public School in Jaipur’s Jhotwara.
Sadia Ishaq, a resident of Bathindi in Jammu, reported that she was stopped along with another hijabi girl from Uttar Pradesh during the screening process, while other candidates were allowed to proceed without issue. “I was told to remove my hijab to be allowed to sit for the exam,” Ishaq told Maktoob. “Has our hijab no value? Would they have told this to a Sikh wearing a turban and not allowed them either? No…”