Philippines Catholic school bans Islamic headdress

Posted by: peter peter Thursday, 13 September 2012 9:09 AM[UAE] - UAE

Saudi Arabia forces ALL women of all cultures and religions to wear the Hijab when out in public. It is their right. No one protests. All foreign women visiting KSA just go with the flow. A school is allowed to set the rules about school uniforms. Go with the flow.

Please don't make every issue a clash of cultures and a fight to the death for religious freedom. There are more important issues we need to concentrate on like hunger, poverty , disease and war.

Posted by: Yxon Tuesday, 14 August 2012 12:39 PM[UAE] - PNG

I think its okay for them to wear this hijab. just treat it as a cultural dress. but should have no preferential treatment on the required theology classes and other religious activities required of normal catholic students, that is, being exempted because of their religion. if they dont attend, then they get no credit

Posted by: Brian Wednesday, 8 August 2012 11:25 AM[UAE] - Bahrain

Why do people get so upset about these things, fine the school decides to set new rules, if you don?t like it then leave its simple as.
I mean it?s like watching tv and you're on a certain channel and the politician speaking is annoying, what are you going to do? Sit there and get all upset and angry? Well you can if you want to and have nothing better to do in life or you can simply click on the next channel button :)

I used to attend a school where students could wear anything they wanted then one day the school management decided that all student would have to start wearing a school uniform, some didn?t like the idea some didn?t care some were ok with it, some students left and some stayed, simple really no one was upset, all good, life is too short and beautiful to get upset over the slightest thing.

Posted by: Beverly Tuesday, 11 September 2012 8:25 PM[UAE] - UAE

@Brian - In a country like ours, where majority are Catholic, obviously most of the institution will be owned or "run" by a Catholic administration.

Minorities like the Muslim have very little choice because there is not much of Muslim schools available like in the city of Zamboanga. Public schools are mostly crowded so for some Muslim family who choose to have "good quality education" they send their children to this Catholic owned schools. Hence saying that Muslim should not enroll in these school is just unfair.

They do have a academic right I agree but we also have the Constitution, Magna Carta for Women, Department of Education law that protects the Muslims right to wear Hijab. plus before this year they used to welcome Hijabs for decade, so why change it now?

No catholic doctrine is against wearing a veil/hijab, so what they said that hijab will "deviate" from their catholic leaning is plain hypocrisy, even the bible suggest women to wear a veil! This is discrimination!

Posted by: Toby Wednesday, 8 August 2012 10:21 AM[UAE] - UAE

On a related issue; Che Guevara was allowed to wear a minimalist hijab and he was Catholic!

Posted by: Doug Wednesday, 8 August 2012 1:48 PM[UAE] - UAE

'Allowed' - by whom? Che Guevara was a secular Communist and wore whatever he wanted. I also rather doubt he wore 'hijab' - since when were berets and military fatigues 'hijab'?

Please, please, I know this is an emotive issue but can't everyone just stick to actual facts rather than making stuff up?

Posted by: Leet Tuesday, 7 August 2012 11:22 AM[UAE] - USA

Respect the policy of Catholic School. Why go there if you dislike to obey the rule. If that is the case find another school. And also I don't think you would want to pray as the Catholic people does unless if you want to convert your belief. So think about it.

Posted by: Ahmed Al-timimi Sunday, 27 January 2013 3:08 PM[UAE] - UAE

Look at the irony of the whole situation,the school's name "the Virgin Mary" who was unique in her time for her respectful ways and chose the Hijab among her people.The nuns worldwide followed the tradition.Catholic school ???? you be the judge ??

Posted by: Kingslaveofallah Sunday, 12 August 2012 10:16 AM[UAE] - India

I wonder will they try to stop Jesus mother from wearing HIJAB ?

If HIJAB is so much problem,then why they apply it on nuns ?


double standard of Christians.