Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Darul Uloom Deoband Reinstates Women's Entry Ban
Imagine a school that has rules about taking pictures and videos.
Some women took videos and shared them online, which broke the rules.
Because of this, the school said women can't come visit anymore.
The school felt that the videos made them look bad.
Before, women could visit if they followed certain rules, but those rules weren't followed.
Now, in addition to the ban on women, the school also prohibits tobacco, spitting, and touching flowers, and everyone must leave before it gets dark.
Darul Uloom Deoband has reinstated a ban on women's entry due to social media guideline violations.
The ban follows instances of women sharing videos taken on the premises on social media.
The seminary management stated the actions harmed its reputation.
The original ban was implemented May 17, 2024, and was relaxed with conditions before the new restrictions.
Other restrictions include prohibitions on tobacco, intoxicants, and photography.
- Who
- Darul Uloom Deoband's administration and female visitors.
- What
- Darul Uloom Deoband reinstated the ban on women's entry and reinforced other visitor restrictions.
- When
- The ban was reinstated recently.
- Where
- Darul Uloom Deoband, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Due to violations of social media guidelines and damage to the institution's reputation.
Institution's Perspective
Visitor's Perspective
Entry Restrictions
Institution's Perspective
Protecting the institution's image and upholding its rules.
Visitor's Perspective
Limiting access and potentially disadvantaging female visitors.
- Location
- Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Institution
- Darul Uloom Deoband
- Ban Reason
- Social media guideline violations
- Previous Ban
- May 17, 2024 (relaxed later)
- Other Restrictions
- Tobacco, intoxicants, spitting, flowers and plants, sunset exit
