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Indonesia’s mandatory hijab ban is a triumph for women

12 February 2021

7:16 PM

12 February 2021

7:16 PM

Last week, Indonesia banned schools across the country from forcing girls to wear the hijab, after the parents of a 16-year-old Christian schoolgirl uploaded a video of their daughter being forced to wear the headscarf in Padang, in West Sumatra. According to the Education Minister, schools that now fail to comply with the order will face sanctions.

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