New Anti-Hijab Law in Azerbaijan Republic

September 15, 1998 - 0:0
TEHRAN -- Incoming reports indicate that a new law has been devised in the Muslim country of Azerbaijan Republic providing that women planning to obtain new passports have to submit photos without wearing Hijab. Meanwhile, with the arrival of the new academic year, some schools in Azerbaijan have banned girls students wearing Hijab to enter the schools. Existing reports indicate that there are thousands of women and girls wearing Islamic Hijab in Baku and the surrounding regions, and the forced banning of removing Hijab runs counter to Islamic principles in the Muslim country.