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The Kazakh government has banned hijab headscarves for students and teachers at schools. Officials stress the need to preserve secularism, meanwhile some girls are dropping out of school in protest.

The Kazakh government's recent announcement of a ban on wearing the hijab headscarf in educational institutions has sparked fierce debate in the country.

"Requirements for the school uniform prohibit the wearing of the hijab, since any attribute, symbol, element in one way or another implies propaganda of the dogma to which they relate. Ensuring the equality of all religions before the law, the principles of secularism do not allow the advantage of any religion,” reads the statement on the "For citizens” section of the Kazakh government's website, dated October 16.

The statement also bans the hijab for school teachers. However, it emphasizes that the ban does not apply outside of schools.

A secular state
According to official figures, almost 70% of Kazakhstan's population practices Islam. But both ers and opponents of the ban quickly came forward. Proponents stressed that Kazakhstan was a secular country and should therefore avoid privileging any particular religion. Opponents however believe that such restrictions violate the principles of freedom of conscience, and some have taken extreme measures to protest the ban.

Kazakh Education Minister Gani Beisembayev confirmed that in the Atyrau region alone, 150 girls have dropped out of school since the beginning of September because of the ban. And in the Turkestan region, two men reportedly beat a local school director because she refused to allow girls wearing hijabs to attend classes.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also commented on the matter at the national teachers' congress in the capital Astana, saying that a school is an educational institution where people come to acquire knowledge, while religious beliefs are a private matter. "Freedom of religion is guaranteed by law in our country. I think it is right for children to decide for themselves when they grow up and develop their own worldview," Tokayev said, adding that Kazakhstan was and would remain a secular state.

So far the authorities have not objected to this suggestion, though the ban on wearing the hijab applies to all educational institutions in Kazakhstan without exception.

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I think Nigeria should follow suit🤔🤔 Nigeria is a Secular Country not an Islamic Country.

Governments are beginning to rethink their deep engrossment in the vawulent pissful religion

more governments are waking up,if you want to were hijab do it freely at your home.

school is a place for learning, kudos to the government.

MAY GOD HELP US.




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Good move by Kazakhstan. People should be able to decide whether they want hijab or not. .

I just discovered thatThe country is an Islamic one though. Infact, the Muslim population jumped from an earlier start of 69% to 72%. Upward movement.

One of the pillars of Islamic countries don dey ban hijab, but come to Nigeria where they are 2nd class Muslims and see them violently protesting and killing innocent people because of one single school banned hijab.

Good job Kazakhstan!

Azerbaijan which is also about 90% Muslim country will arrest you if you preach about Islam in public.. You will not even see them wearing hijab.

All the countries that was once under Russia empire USSR like this one are all secular because they were ruled by brutal atheists for many years who modified their religion for them.

Normally Religion is bulsh!t but that particular religion is even more bulsh!t than bulsh!t itself


That religion should be banned on every country

Alright then.

Okk

But they are Muslims na?
Or are they tired of their Muslim brother's wahala?

Dem go begin burn schools now as protest, opportunity 4 them

Kazakhstan about to be called islamophobes

Northern Nigerians about to protest on hearing this news

Muric about to summon the Kazakhstan ambassador to Nigeria

All this I have seen

When will Nigeria attain this level,
To separate religion from politics?

Good move.

Go to school and learn.
Leave religion!

No Qu'ran, No Rosary, No Tesbi, No Bible, No Hijab, No religious insignia.

Nobody's religion saved anyone during Covid-19.

Let's leave this Gods to fight their fights themselves.

Don't kill for anyone. Practicing other religion is in itself, blasphemous...so how many infidels una go kill?

Terrorism is deeply rooted in Religious fanatism.
See how other freedom fighters don't resort to terrorism until you introduce religion to it.

Let us live in love and good conscience.


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Religion is part of the major problems in the world today.

We pray where we are supposed to work.

nice one

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that is a country with sense.

Correct, Country Wet Sabi.
Country That Ways to Progress,

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The ladies should be left to have their hijab if that is what they want. Freedom and secularity also means letting people make their own decisions. The nation is even a Muslim one.

If you want hijab wear, if you nor want nor wear. Just don't do evil.

This too shall

Finally normal Muslims are waking up

Seconded

Acekidc4:
I think Nigeria should follow suit🤔🤔 Nigeria is a Secular Country not an Islamic Country.

Acekidc4:
I think Nigeria should follow suit🤔🤔 Nigeria is a Secular Country not an Islamic Country.

So you still rate Nigeria a country?