What is your opinion on whether hijab is essential religious practice?
Yes, this is an essential part of our religion and there are a lot of women who wear hijab, some won’t as they believe that this is their personal choice, and the court has no right to decide about our religious practice because this is not their job. The court’s job is to protect our rights of freedom of religion, culture and expression, but unfortunately, this is not happening. 

How do you see the court ruling affecting the community, especially young women?
I believe this has been done to create obstacles for Muslim women who want to get educated by following their religion. There are a lot of women who have said that they won’t go to schools and colleges if hijab is not allowed. Who should be held responsible for keeping them away from schools and colleges? What is wrong if one is wearing a hijab inside the campus? This is going to have a huge impact across India as there are a lot of women who strongly believe in wearing a hijab as their personal choice and they feel safer.