Drive to officially back hijab in schools

GUIDELINES for the wearing of religious clothing such as the Muslim hijab in schools have yet to be agreed by the Government, despite a request for direction going back almost a year.

A group campaigning for official recognition of the hijab within all schools claimed yesterday that a number of Muslim girls were prevented from wearing the headscarf in their classrooms.

“We want people to see that the hijab is not a subversion of any culture,” said Mujaahid Liam Egan of the Irish Hijab Campaign yesterday.