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March 18, 2026
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Uproar as Another School Bans Muslim Students From Wearing Hijab

Uproar as Another School Bans Muslim Students From Wearing Hijab

The incident comes weeks after there was uproar after St. Mary’s Lwak Girls Senior School in Siaya County suspended a muslim student for refusing to remove her hijab...

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Local Muslim leaders and elders stormed Consolata Primary and Junior School in Mombasa on Wednesday to protest the school's alleged ban on students wearing the hijab.

  • The leaders condemned the reported prohibition of hijabs and the forced attendance of Muslim students at church services as discriminatory and a violation of religious freedoms.
  • Key figures involved include the protesting Muslim leaders and elders.
  • This incident follows a similar uproar at St. Mary’s Lwak Girls Senior School in Siaya County, where a Muslim student was suspended for wearing a hijab, prompting intervention from Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok.

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