Hijab. And Hindutva.

How do you fight hate politics. Yet not get imprisoned by it?

The uniform controversy in Karnataka raises many disturbing issues: Majoritarian bullying. Partisan governments. Right to education. And freedom to practice one’s religion.

But there are other tricky questions too. What does the Hijab mean for Muslim women? Is wearing it an act of political defiance, personal choice, or patriarchal compulsion? Is Hindutva politics forcing one to defend Muslim conservatism? What is the churn within the Muslim community itself?

Candid. Courageous. Forthright. Three Muslim women share insights: ZAKIA SOMAN, activist & co-founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, who advocated against triple talaq. SHEEBA ASLAM FEHMI, feminist & neo-Muslim. JAHANARA, an activist who embraces hijab. And POOJA PRASANNA, deputy editor of The News Minute, who has been reporting on ground in Karnataka.