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Azerbaijan pupils protest hijab dress code ban
Schoolchildren boycott classes after reports that Azerbaijan's new secular dress code bars hijab-wearing pupils and teachers.
In brief
Schoolchildren boycott classes after reports that Azerbaijan's new secular dress code bars hijab-wearing pupils and teachers. Azerbaijani schoolchildren are protesting and boycotting classes over a reported new secular dress code that bars hijab-wearing pupils and teachers from school. Originally reported by Al…
New dress code sparks school boycott
The Azerbaijani government recently introduced a new secular dress code. Videos show schoolchildren protesting outside schools and boycotting classes in response.
Hijab wearers reportedly barred
Reports indicate the new dress code has led to hijab-wearing pupils and teachers being barred from school. The policy is described as secular.
Students take action against policy
Schoolchildren are protesting outside schools and boycotting classes over the reported restrictions on hijab wearing by pupils and teachers.
What it means
Azerbaijani schoolchildren are protesting and boycotting classes over a reported new secular dress code that bars hijab-wearing pupils and teachers from school.
