Zuleikha Juma Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Speaker. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairpersons of the Committees on Labour and Social Welfare and Education, Research and Technology regarding the treatment of Muslim students in public schools. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Constitution outlaws discrimination on the basis of religion among other things and this is meant to foster unity in diversity. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairpersons of the Committees on Labour and Social Welfare and Education, Research and Technology regarding the treatment of Muslim students in public schools. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: In this regard, I wish to hail the recent High Court ruling by Justice Isaac Lenaola that ordered all public schools to respect the religious rights of followers of the Seventh Day Adventist, on Monday, 27th May, 2013. Whereas we commend educational institutions that respect and uphold the religious rights of Muslim students in public schools, we are concerned about the many that continue to violate the students’ rights to practise their religion. This discrimination includes being denied the right to observe their daily prayers, being forced to take Christian Religious Education and attend church services. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Public girls’ schools, for example Alliance Girls High School and many others are on record for forcing Muslim girls to remove their headscarfs and uncover their legs. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Constitution outlaws discrimination on the basis of religion among other things and this is meant to foster unity in diversity. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Muslim parents are either forced to accept these conditions or remove their children from these schools. Last year, Muslim parents were forced to remove all their children from Olkejuado High School after their prayer room was burnt down and the Holy Quran destroyed. The Board of Governors there refused to comply with a directive from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to have a prayer The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: In this regard, I wish to hail the recent High Court ruling by Justice Isaac Lenaola that ordered all public schools to respect the religious rights of followers of the Seventh Day Adventist on Monday, 27th May, 2013. Whereas we commend educational institutions that respect and uphold the religious rights of Muslim students in public schools, we are concerned about the many that continue to violate the students’ rights to practise their religion. This discrimination includes being denied the right to observe their daily prayers, being forced to take Christian Religious Education and attend church services. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Public girls’ schools, for example Alliance Girls High School and many others are on record for forcing Muslim girls to remove their headscarfs and uncover their legs. view