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View all search resultsIslamic politics play a huge role in shaping hijab and uniform regulations in Indonesian schools, and also the social contexts that affect how these policies are implemented in the education sector.
Authorities closed colleges in Karnataka in India's south last week after a new uniform policy barred students from wearing headscarves in classrooms, leading to protests by Muslim students and counter protests by Hindu students.
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court to revoke a joint ministerial decree that banned state schools from prescribing religious attire has been met with criticism from rights activists and experts, who said it would put schoolgirls back into discriminatory dress codes.
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