Pilar confirms school rules disallowing Muslim female studes wearing 'hijab'
Friday, 20 July 2012 16:15
An official of the Pilar College of Zamboanga City Inc. the other day confirmed the school’s rules and regulation prohibits female Muslim students from wearing "hijab" or veil inside the learning institution.
In a letter addressed to Mayor Celso Lobregat dated July 09, 2012 Pilar College of Zamboanga City president Sister Maria Nina Balbas validated the allegation in response to a City Council resolution authored by Councilor Mel Sadain last June 27, 2012 with regards to complaints made by female Muslim students that they are being disallowed from using the hijab or veil in the said school.
The letter stated that Pilar College is a catholic institution owned and managed by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), a women congregation founded in 1894 by Venerable Ignacia del Espiritusanto with at least 51 educational institutions all over the country.
The core of the curriculum for all the schools is Christian Living, the reason why our school have Christian Living, Theology/Religious Studies subjects.
“Our origin is Roman Catholic and we cannot deviate from that origin. It is true we cater to students of different religions, but before they are officially enrolled, during interviews of student applicant, rules and regulations are explained to them particularly the non-wearing of the hijab or veil. This way we are giving freedom to students to choose a school which best fits them. They deemed to have agreed to the rule if after having been informed of the restriction, they still chose to enrol,” the letter further said.
Balbas said the school freely adopts its own policies, standards, regulations and sets forth its conditions for those wishing to join the community as students.
"This is part of academic freedom in connection with which the school has the right to choose whom to teach," the letter emphasized.
By Nonong Santiago
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Comments
Pero nasa Bible din pala ang wearing of veil as mentioned in Corinthian 11-18. If you follow the Bible dapat pala ang mga babae should wear veil. It's contradicting their reason “Our origin is Roman Catholic and we cannot deviate from that origin". Hence, disallowing the female Muslim students from wearing hijab or veil is deviating from the teachings of Christianity.
Ito yata ang gusto ng mga madre sa mga pilar students. Sa lahat ba naman ng schools, worst ang pilar college pagdating sa uniform.
11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered
My dear sister??? don't you wear a veil??? Doesn't the virgin Mary wear a veil??? These kids are practicing their modesty and you take that away from them , this is WHO they are, that is their way of LIFE ! Not just some religious vow in your religion that concerns only a few. MODESTY applies to all GOD fearing person, not just to NUNS, PRIESTS .
To all muslim parents...hold your head up high and don't give in to this kind of Insult. Allah is with you all as long as you hold on to his ROPE. BE PROUD MUSLIMS! BE PROUD HIJABIS !
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