By: Sarwar Alam
Girls as young as five-years-old are being allowed to wear the hijab across thousands of schools in the UK despite growing concern about the headscarf appearing in a primary school uniform list, a media survey revealed today. The UK’s schools watchdog, Ofsted, believe head teachers have come under growing pressure from parents or religious leaders to change uniform regulations. They fear the move is divisive as it sexualises young girls because the hijab is traditionally not worn until puberty. “While it is for schools to determine their uniform rules in accordance with the law, there is growing concern about the…
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