from karnataka state s minister of education, to that criticism from malala. india has not banned the hijab. we are allowing hijab to be followed everywhere except for the place where uniform has been proscribed. how can she react to such things? the custom of headscarves for women in islam is often cricitised on grounds of feminism and equal rights. one of the things that s interesting here is that more liberal voices find themselves supporting it here. this is thejournalist, barka dhutt. if you ask me as a feminist, i am i comfortable with any religious practice that is specific to women and not to men, i would say i am not and not to men, i would say i am not and that is across religions. if you asked me as a multiculturalist, should there be space for everybody to practice their religion, absolutely. and if you ask me as someone who cares very much about getting more and more girls enrolled in school i think that is where i