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Philippine school bans Muslim hijab<br />

Agence France-Presse1:01 pm | Sunday, August 5th, 2012<br />

ZAMBOANGA, <strong>Philippines</strong> – A <strong>Catholic</strong>-run school in <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

<strong>Philippines</strong> has caused controversy by banning Muslim students from<br />

wearing <strong>the</strong> hijab headscarf.<br />

Mehol Sadain, who heads <strong>the</strong> National Commission on Muslim Filipinos,<br />

said Sunday he had written to Pilar College in <strong>the</strong> mixed Muslim-Christian<br />

port city <strong>of</strong> Zamboanga to demand it reverse its policy.<br />

While <strong>the</strong> school was right to claim it could exercise academic freedom,<br />

Sadain said it should do so with “justice and fair play”.<br />

“Pilar College should realize that while educational institutions can<br />

formulate <strong>the</strong>ir own policies, <strong>the</strong> same should not run counter to existing<br />

laws and state policies,” Sadain said.<br />

CEAP SMX NATIONAL<br />

ASSEMBLY 083012<br />

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