In the U.K., a Muslim Student Was Sent Home Repeatedly for Skirt Being "Too Long"
This new case highlights the ongoing global conversation on the discriminatory nature of dress codes.
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This new case highlights the ongoing global conversation on the discriminatory nature of dress codes.
Siham Hamud, 12, has worn an ankle-length skirt to school for many years But she claims Uxbridge High School now say this is inappropriate for uniform Muslim Siham refuses to wear a shorter skirt as it is 'against her religious beliefs' She was sent home from school every day in December for 'incorrect uniform' School has threatened to take family to court over the unauthorised absences
Siham Hamud, 12, says she was sent home from Uxbridge High School and told to come back with a shorter, school-issue skirt
LONDON: A British school has threatened the family of a Muslim student with legal action for refusing to send her to school with a shorter skirt, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on Monday. Siham Hamud, 12, had been wearing an ankle-length skirt to Uxbridge High School for years, but was last month told that her clothing broke its uniform rules. Her father said she was sent