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Goa woman refuses to take off ‘hijab’, her decision costs her NET

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New Delhi: A woman was not allowed to sit for her National Eligibility Test (NET) following her refusal to take off her hijab, on Tuesday, December 18 in Goa.

The inspecting officials at the exam centre in the Patto EDC complex in Panaji, asked Safina Khan (24) to take off her hijab for a photograph before entering her examination hall.

Speaking to News18, Safina said, “When I told them I couldn’t do that (remove her hijab), they insisted I had to show my ears for a photograph. After much debating, I said I would re-adjust my hijab so that my ears were visible and requested them to direct me to a washroom to do the same.”

However, the officials asked her to re-adjust her hijab right there in the queue to enter the hall. “I was shocked. It didn’t end there. They further told me that I will have to sit for the exam without my hijab or I would not be allowed. I debated and argued as much as I could, but in vain. My refusal to remove my hijab cost me my exam,” she added.

Safina said that she had faced a similar situation a month ago regarding her hijab. According to her, she was not allowed for the proceedings with her hijab, at the passport seva kendra office in Panjim, whereas nuns were allowed to keep their head gear.

Safina has written to the NET, the National Testing Agency (NTA), University Grants Commission (UGC), education department in Goa, regarding the incident. The 24-year-old said that she will also be writing to the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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