Rights groups laud Indonesia's ban on religious attire in school dress codes

Rights groups laud Indonesia's ban on religious attire in school dress codes
Reuters
2/4/2021
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Students attend a learning session at a school in Padang
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Activists in Indonesia on Thursday lauded the government's decision to ban public schools from making religious attire mandatory, a move that followed national outrage over non-Muslim students being forced to wear a hijab.
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FILE PHOTO: Students gather in front of their classroom on the Maitara island, in Tidore, North Maluku province
Indonesia officially recognises six religions, with nearly 90% of the population are Muslim, but concern has grown in recent years that more conservative interpretations of Islam are fueling religious intolerance.

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