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Church contests wearing of hijab by students

NAIROBI, KENYA: A church has gone to court seeking to stop Muslim students at a school in Isiolo County from wearing hijab.

The Methodist Church that sponsors St Paul's Kiwanjani Day Mixed Secondary School wants Muslim students to adhere to the institution's rules and regulations by wearing the appropriate school uniform.

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