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Daghestan

Survey tallying number of students wearing hijab sparks outrage in Daghestan

by OC Media

•4 min read

The student survey, which has teachers track the number of students that wear a hijab, has angered Daghestani residents and elicited vociferous denials from government officials. A teacher’s unintended WhatsApp message has sparked widespread anger throughout the Russian Republic of Daghestan. On Wednesday, a group of parents in a common WhatsApp group, whose children are students at gymnasium No 13 in Makhachkala, received a message from one of the school’s teachers — an image of tha

hijab

Voice | ‘I have finally accepted myself’ — an Ingush woman’s coming-of-age tale

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

Growing up in Ingushetia, Zarina (not her real name), struggled with traditions that she felt restricted her. After fights with her family, a brief marriage, and a religious awakening, Zarina says she has now finally accepted herself for who she is. ‘When I was younger, I was not allowed to cut off my braid even though I was awfully sick of it. I couldn’t even cut my fringe. When I became a student, I was told: “Now you can have a haircut — just do it neatly, as we love”.’ ‘So I went to g

Education

Georgian Education Ministry: ‘unfortunate’ school hijab dispute seen as restriction of religious freedom

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgia’s Ministry of Education has said it’s unfortunate a dispute over a teenager being prohibited from wearing a hijab to school has been interpreted as a restriction of religious freedom. In a statement provided to OC Media, the ministry said the school’s rules applied to any kind of head covering, and were drafted through consultations with parents, teachers, and students. ‘The ministry calls on everyone to abstain from discussing this issue in a religious point of view and assist

Education

Girl ‘prohibited from wearing hijab’ in east Georgia school

by OC Media

•3 min read

A 14-year-old Muslim girl from eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region has been told she must take off her hijab while at school. While the headteacher of the school in the village of Karajala insists the covering is prohibited under school rules, the teenager’s family says she is being deprived of the right to religious freedom. The girl’s uncle Islam Islamov told OC Media that his niece was sent home by the headteacher on her first day in the seventh year, because of the covering she was wear

Chechnya

Chechen Parliament guarantees right to wear hijab and other religious symbols in schools

by OC Media

•1 min read

At a session of the Chechen Parliament on 31 March, a bill was approved guaranteeing schoolchildren and students the right to wear the hijab and other religious symbols. MPs voted unanimously for the bill, which will apply throughout Chechnya. Bekhan Khazbulatov, head of the parliamentary Education, Science and Culture Committee, told parliament that the bill will guarantee that educational policy in Chechnya is carried out without infringing on students’ national traditions and religious b

Chechnya

Chechnya to allow wearing of religious symbols in schools

by OC Media

•2 min read

Chechnya is set to institutionalise the right to wear religious symbols, such as hijabs, crosses, or Jewish caps, in schools. A relevant bill has been put before the Chechen Parliament. The move comes in response to a statement made on 24 January by Russian Education Minister Olga Vasilyeva, calling for a ban on the hijab in schools. Chairman of Parliament Magomed Daudov published a statement on the institution’s official website in support of the bill. ‘The irresponsible statement by

Chechnya

Kadyrov in war of words with Russian Education Minister over hijab ban

by OC Media

•2 min read

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has criticised Russian Education Minister Olga Vasilyeva for demanding a ban on the hijab in Russian schools. On January 24, the minister said that students at school ‘should not emphasise their religion with any accessories’. She added that ‘true believers’ do not need to emphasise their beliefs with accessories. Kadyrov, writing on his Instagram page, countered that the shawl is not an accessory, but a ‘very important part of Muslim women’s clothes.