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Appeal against banning female students from wearing hijab lodged at high court

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Friday Bulletin—An appeal challenging a high court ruling that banned the wearing of Hijab by Muslim students in a school is set to commence next week.
Confirming the appeal, Nairobi lawyer Ali Mahmoud said the final documents are ready and the appeal will be officially lodged at the Court of Appeal in Nyeri next week. “We have been working on the appeal documents but we are now ready and Inshaa Allah we will be making our final submission to the Court from next week. From there the court will set a date for the hearing of the case, Ali told the Friday Bulletin.
The lawyer expressed confidence that the desired outcome of the case will be achieved. “We expect things to move very fast because we now have a strong faith that the court of appeal will ensure that the constitution provisions on freedom of worship as outlines in the Bill of Rights will be adhered to,” he added.
In a ruling delivered in March, Meru High Court Judge NziokaMakau barred Muslims girls at St Paul Kiwanjani Secondary school in Isiolo from wearing the veil and trousers, a judgment that elicited anger and condemnation from the Muslim community who termed the move as unconstitutional.
Speaking to the Friday Bulletin, ODM nominated Member of Parliament ZuleikhaJuma said Muslims are determined to reverse the judgement and will use all the available legal avenues including resorting to the Supreme Courts to ensure that the rights of Muslim girls were protected.
She noted that religious discrimination against Muslim students is rife in many schools across the country and expressed her regret that some Judges were aggravating this situation through ruling which contravened the constitution.
“Denying a Muslim woman hijab is stripping her of her dignity and telling her to walk naked. We are not ready to walk naked and that’s why we are willing to go as far as possible to reverse the ruling,” she said.
“We are not giving up on this one because Allah comes before everything. And by wearing hijab Muslim women are not trampling on anyone’s right but only exercising their right,” she added.
In a show of support for the appeal, Muslim female students from various secondary schools in Nairobi raised more than Sh103, 000 towards the legal cause.

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