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Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling

Indian Muslim students wearing hijabs prepare to leave after they were denied entry into the campus of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial college in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

A Muslim girl wearing hijab plays with a younger girl next to closed shops run by Muslims during a day long general strike called by Karnataka state's Muslim chief priest to protest against the court verdict that upheld the ban on wearing hijab in schools, in Bengaluru, Thursday, March 17, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian Muslim women wearing hijabs buy toys for their children as they spend an evening at a beach in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Commuters drive past an arch, decorated with idols of Hindu gods, leading to a temple in district Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian Muslim students wearing hijabs wait to meet some student activists in Kundapur in district Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian students in uniform clothing arrive at a government-run junior school in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. The dispute began in January when the government-run school in the city of Udupi, in Karnataka, barred students wearing hijabs from entering classrooms. Staffers said the Muslim headscarves contravened the campus' dress code, and that it had to be strictly enforced. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian women stand next to a poster displayed on a closed shop run by Muslims informing about the day long general strike called by Karnataka state's Muslim chief priest to protest against the court verdict that upheld the ban on wearing hijab in schools, in Bengaluru, Thursday, March 17, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

An Indian Muslim student wearing school uniform and hijab listens to fellow students wearing burqas after they were denied entry into the campus of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial college in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

A bird flies over the main entrance of High Court of Karnataka, in Bengaluru, India, Monday, March 21, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian Muslim students wearing hijabs and face masks gather to meet student activists in Kundapur in district Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates amid concerns of judicial overreach regarding religious freedoms. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling