Question Summary:
it necessary or even desirable for a woman to cover her head whilst the Qur’aan is being recited or whilst the adhaan is being given or whilst a dars/lecture is being imparted?

Question Detail:

Salamz,is it necessary or even desirable for a woman to cover her head whilst the Qur'aan is being recited or whilst the adhaan is being given or whilst a dars/lecture is being imparted?

Answer :

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
If a woman is not in front of a ghair mahram on non-Muslim women, it is not compulsory for her to cover her head. In such a situation, it is desirable for her to cover her head when the Quran, azaan or dars is being conducted as that is an expression of respect.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah