Why is the 'jilbab' still forbidden?<\/p>\n
From Republika<\/p>\n
My sister, who is a junior high school student in East
\nJakarta, is being treated unfairly by the school management. It
\nstarted when she had to take national exams, which requires a
\nrecent photograph. The simple act of taking a photograph became a
\nproblem when school management required pictures of the students
\nwithout headdress. My sister, who wears a jilbab (Islamic head
\ndress for women), also had to abide by the regulation. The reason
\ngiven was: "It is a requirement made by the authorities."<\/p>\n
The authorities threatened to withhold my sister's certificate
\nif she refused to take off her jilbab for the photo.<\/p>\n
It is not the first time a woman has been asked to remove her
\njilbab. In a country that prides itself on being at the forefront
\nof Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa (belief in one God) worship, why is
\nthis kind of religious discrimination still happening?<\/p>\n
Schools teach us about the freedom of worship which is
\nguaranteed by the 1945 Constitution. But isn't forbidding someone
\nfrom wearing Islamic headdress when taking a passport-sized
\nphotograph a violation of the Constitution? I suggest the school
\nexamine its requirements on making photographs for the exams.<\/p>\n
BOWO PRASETYO<\/p>\n
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