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Muslim majority Azerbaijan 'bans' hijab in schools, sparks protests

short by Ankit Tiwari / on Tuesday, 13 October, 2026
Protests erupted in Azerbaijan, where around 96% of population identifies as Muslim, after an amendment barred clothing that violates government's "principle of secularism" in schools. While the amendment doesn't explicitly ban hijab, some schools reportedly stopped students & teachers wearing it from attending classes. "Hijab is personal choice, I should decide when to remove it," a teacher said.