Kozhikode, Nov 9, 2022: Muslim women in Kerala burnt a hijab on Sunday, November 6 in solidarity with the anti-hijab movement in Iran. The incident took place during a seminar which was organised by the Kerala Yuktivadi Sangam.

The seminar, titled “Fanos-Science and Free thinking,” was held in Kozhikode prior to another seminar scheduled to be held in Malappuram next month. As part of the event, Muslim women burnt a hijab in solidarity with the anti-hijab movement going on in Iran.

The activists raised slogans and displayed placards in solidarity with the women protesting against the enforcement of hijab in Iran. This is the first such incident of hijab burning reported in India.