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| Islamic scholars and human rights activists consider the project to ban religious clothing in schools discriminatory |
| 2024-06-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] State Duma Deputy Speaker Vladislav Davankov's proposal to ban religious clothing in schools is populist, extralegal and discriminatory from the point of view of the law, and aimed against the Muslim community of Russia, according to Islamic scholars, lawyers and human rights activists interviewed by the Caucasian Knot. Davankov explained the initiative with appeals from the students’ parents and promised to discuss it with Delimkhanov in the State Duma. As the Caucasian Knot reported, State Duma Deputy Speaker Vladislav Davankov proposed granting educational organizations the right to ban the wearing of religious clothing. He also proposes to give legislative and municipal assemblies the power to introduce a ban on wearing religious and other clothing that hides the face in public places. State Duma deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov criticized Deputy Speaker Vladislav Davankov for a bill banning the wearing of religious clothing in schools. He promised " “clearly” explain to Davankov and the others what “religious traditional values and customs” are. Delimkhanov pointed out “a violation of freedom of religion guaranteed by the Constitution.” He also expressed fears that Davankov’s initiative could cause disagreements in society. |
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