{"id":120000,"date":"2025-03-04T15:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=120000"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T12:02:32","slug":"protests-in-madrid-demand-permission-for-muslim-girls-to-wear-hijab-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/120000-protests-in-madrid-demand-permission-for-muslim-girls-to-wear-hijab-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in Madrid demand permission for Muslim girls to wear hijab in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Spanish city of Madrid, specifically in the town of Parla, witnessed student protests demanding the right to wear the Islamic hijab in classrooms. Students from Narc\u00eds Monturiol, Nicol\u00e1s Cop\u00e9rnico, and Humanes institutes participated in the demonstration, advocating for freedom of dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coral Latorre, from the Madrid Students&#8217; Union, led the protest, stating, &#8220;Look, everyone, I don\u2019t wear a hijab, I am an atheist, but this fight is my fight too. It is a fight for classrooms free of racism and Islamophobia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many demonstrators carried banners and chanted slogans such as &#8220;We want to study freely!&#8221; with several wearing the hijab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angela, a mother of two students, criticized the mid-year hijab ban on Espejo P\u00fablico, saying, &#8220;I disagree with this ban. Beliefs must be respected, just as we respect wearing a cross or tattoos. Behind the hijab is a person.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawyer Montserrat Su\u00e1rez pointed out that Spain\u2019s Supreme Court upheld a 2013 ruling allowing a school in Pozuelo de Alarc\u00f3n to ban a student from class for wearing a hijab. She clarified, &#8220;Hijabs are not specifically banned; the law refers to head coverings, just like hats.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spanish city of Madrid, specifically in the town of Parla, witnessed student protests demanding the right to wear the Islamic hijab in classrooms. Students from Narc\u00eds Monturiol, Nicol\u00e1s Cop\u00e9rnico, and Humanes institutes participated in the demonstration, advocating for freedom of dress. 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