Leaders condemn attack on talented Form Three girl

Asha Ahmed* (not her real name) reveals at Isiolo Police Station one of the many parts on her body that was injured by a group of fellow students from Isiolo Girls High School.  [PHOTO: ALI ABDI/ STANDARD]

Isiolo, Kenya: Religious leaders have condemned the actions of a group girls who allegedly attacked a 17-year-old Form Three girl in Isiolo County after they accused her of participating in activities forbidden by Islam.

Last weekend she was declared ‘Miss Isiolo’ at an inter-schools event. But that, as a result of cultural and religious barriers, earned her beatings from about 15 schoolmates.