India court upholds hijab ban in schools as religious tensions continue in Karnataka. null / paula sierra/Shutterstock. Denver Newsroom, Mar 15, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA). The state of Karnataka may ban Muslim girls from wearing head scarves in schools, the state’s highest court has ruled, contending that wearing the hijab is not essential for the practice of Islam. Muslim students had filed petitions against the hijab ban, the Associated Press reports. Anas Tanwir, the lawyer representing the girls, said they have decided to appeal to India’s highest court. Prabhuling Navadgi, a lawyer who repres…