JURIST - Paper Chase: Tajik Islamic party criticizes school headscarf ban

[JURIST] The leading Islamic party in Tajikistan [US State Dept. backgrounder] has criticized the country's recent ban on Islamic headscarves in secular schools [JURIST report]. The Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) said the ban was unconstitutional and against the interests of a majority of the country, which is more than 90% Muslim. Education minister Abdudjabor Rakhmonov announced the ban on October 19, saying the hijab and other religious symbols [JURIST news archive] were unacceptable in public schools and in violation of the constitution and education laws. Aljazeera has more.

Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...

Netherlands considering Muslim burka ban
Australian PM rejects school headscarf ban
UK court upholds right to wear Muslim dress in schools
Danish court allows employer to ban headscarves
Malaysia court upholds expulsion of students for wearing turbans
German high court: headscarf ban applies to Christian nuns
French headscarf ban takes effect

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