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Blow for Muslim students as Supreme Court overturns ruling on hijabs
Published on:
January 24, 2019 11:10 (EAT)
In their ruling, the judges said every school should have the right to determine its own rules.
A hijab is a scarf that some Muslim women wear, which covers their hair and neck, as per their religion.
On September 7, 2016, the Court of Appeal allowed Muslim students to wear hijabs as part of their school uniform.
The Appellate Judges at the time; Phillip Waki, Roselyne Nambuye and Patrick Kiage, directed that the Education CS ensure that rules on school uniform do not discriminate students based on their religion.
“The education CS should consider formulating and putting into place regulations, after due consultations, for the better protection of the fundamental right to freedom of religion and belief as well as equality and discrimination for all pupils and students in Kenya’s education system,” the judges ruled.
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In May 2015, the High Court had issued a ruling terming wearing of hijabs in schools as discriminatory.In his ruling, Justice Harun Makau said that the decision by Teachers Service Commission and the Isiolo County education office allowing female students of St Paul’s Kiwanjani Day Mixed Secondary School to wear hijabs in class was illegal and discriminatory.
It was after this that the Methodist Church, which sponsors the said school, moved to the Appellate Court saying that religion could not be used as a way of escaping from authority.
The dispute arose when the county’s education officer went against the court orders and announced a decision that allowed female students wear hijab and white trousers.
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Lawyer who wanted to marry Malia Obama converts to Islam
Published on:
July 15, 2015 20:49 (EAT)
Felix Kiprono Matagei, who hit the headlines globally after announcing he was offering 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats as bride price for Malia Obama, says he ditched Christianity after being introduced to Islam by a lady friend in 2012.
“I converted to Islam in 2012 at Jamia Mosque after my female friend introduced me to the religion. I have been a Muslim since then,” he told Citizen Digital.
“The lady had a good heart, and she managed to convince me that Islam completely embraces brotherhood, so I bought the idea of converting,” said the learned friend.
The lawyer added it has taken him almost three years to undertake Tawhid classes, which he said held him back from publicly announcing his conversion.
“I have been taking Tawhid classes since 2012, and did not want to talk about my conversion before I finish the studies. Now that I have less than three months to complete the classes, I can boldly come out to reveal my true religion,” Kiprono added.
Tawhid is a doctrine of Islam that declares the unity and uniqueness of God as the creator and sustainer of the universe.
Kiprono added that he has acquired an Islamic name: Adnan. The Middle Eastern name originates from the tribe of Qureish; one of the tribes in which Prophet Mohammed hailed from.
Asked if he is fasting during this holy month of Ramadhan, the lawyer replied to the affirmative and added that he has been studying the Quran.
“I have been fasting all through since it is a requirement of my religion, and I have never absconded. I have also been studying the Quran for a better part of my life as a Muslim,” he said.
Read more: https://citizentv.co.ke/lifestyle/lawyer-who-wanted-to-marry-malia-obama-converts-to-islam-95021/
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Cleric Ali al-Omari cruelly subjected to torture in Saudi jail: Rights group
PRESSTV
A political dissident and
renowned Muslim preacher in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been brutally
tortured in prison as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman against Muslim preachers and intellectuals widens in the
conservative oil-rich kingdom.
The rights group Prisoners of Conscience, which is an independent non-governmental organization seeking to promote human rights in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its official Twitter page that Dr. Ali al-Omari is currently suffering from severe burns and injuries all over his body as a result of savage beatings and electric shocks he experienced during his detention in solitary confinement for 15 continuous months.
It added that Omari was recently released from solitary confinement.
Saudi authorities arrested the cleric, who had called for more rights for women and campaigned against the violent Wahhabi ideology in his TV shows, in early September 2017, together with a group of preachers, academics and writers.
Wahhabism is freely preached by Saudi clerics backed by the regime in Riyadh. The Daesh Takfiri terrorists and other militant groups use the ideology to declare people of other faiths “infidels,” justifying the killing of their victims.
Omari is said to have been completely prohibited from visits and contact with his family during his time in solitary confinement.
Saudi Arabia has lately stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights campaigners.
Saudi officials have also intensified security measures in the Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province.
Eastern Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-rich region.
The protests have been met with a heavy-handed crackdown by the regime with security forces increasing security measures across the province.
Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target activism.
In January 2016, Saudi authorities executed Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, who was an outspoken critic of the policies of the Riyadh regime. Nimr had been arrested in Qatif in 2012.
The rights group Prisoners of Conscience, which is an independent non-governmental organization seeking to promote human rights in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its official Twitter page that Dr. Ali al-Omari is currently suffering from severe burns and injuries all over his body as a result of savage beatings and electric shocks he experienced during his detention in solitary confinement for 15 continuous months.
Saudi authorities arrested the cleric, who had called for more rights for women and campaigned against the violent Wahhabi ideology in his TV shows, in early September 2017, together with a group of preachers, academics and writers.
Wahhabism is freely preached by Saudi clerics backed by the regime in Riyadh. The Daesh Takfiri terrorists and other militant groups use the ideology to declare people of other faiths “infidels,” justifying the killing of their victims.
Omari is said to have been completely prohibited from visits and contact with his family during his time in solitary confinement.
Saudi Arabia has lately stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights campaigners.
Saudi officials have also intensified security measures in the Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province.
Eastern Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-rich region.
The protests have been met with a heavy-handed crackdown by the regime with security forces increasing security measures across the province.
Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target activism.
In January 2016, Saudi authorities executed Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, who was an outspoken critic of the policies of the Riyadh regime. Nimr had been arrested in Qatif in 2012.
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