Schools shut in India as protests grow over headscarf ban

Muslim students outraged at what they say is increasing persecution by Hindu nationalist governmentAuthorities in southern India have ordered schools to shut as protests intensified over a ban on Islamic headscarves that has outraged Muslim students.The standoff in Karnataka state has galvanised fears among the minority community about what they say is increasing persecution under the Hindu nationalist government of the prime minister, Narendra Modi. Continue reading...