From being denied jobs for wearing hijab to more implicit forms of exclusion, as a study reveals, the women struggle.

From being denied jobs for wearing hijab to more implicit forms of exclusion, as a study reveals, the women struggle.

Abuse and discrimination as the community faces a double whammy of a conservative society and continuous lockdowns.
![Muskaan from the region's Kulgam district washing her hands after a long day of mining the riverbed [Zubair Amin/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/muskaan.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)