Hijab not intrinsic to Islam, vested interests trying to push women back to dark ages: Kerala Guv Khan | Exclusive
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Speaking to India Today on the hijab row, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said the hijab is not intrinsic to Islam. He alleged that vested interests were "using" protesting Muslim students and wanted to "push women back into the dark ages".
Against the backdrop of a raging controversy over the ban on hijab in some education institutions in Karnataka, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said the hijab is not intrinsic to the practice of Islam.
He stated that the argument that Sikhs are allowed to wear turbans while Muslim women are being banned from wearing hijabs in some colleges and schools is “preposterous”.
“In Sikhism, the turban is considered and accepted as essential to the religion. On the other hand, hijab in the context of women’s dress finds no mention in the Quran,” he said in an exclusive interview with India Today.
Further, he alleged that “vested interests” were instigating young Muslim women to protest for their right to wear hijab. Arif Mohammad Khan said that these “vested interests” want to “push Muslim women back into the dark ages”.
#ExclusiveIf the ’Right to wear Hijab’ argument is accepted then it will be the Muslim women who will be the losers: Arif Mohammed Khan (@KeralaGovernor)#KarnatakaHijabRow #HijabRow #Hijab | @gauravcsawant pic.twitter.com/H8Ou72xn6t
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