# Azerbaijan sees rare protests over school hijab ban

https://mins.news/en/item/117180

- France 24, 2026-10-27 10:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20261027-azerbaijan-rare-protests-over-hijab-ban-in-schools

> A new government ban on hijabs in Azerbaijani schools has triggered rare public protests. It bars clothing considered incompatible with secular principles in general education; although Islamic hijabs are not named, girls and teachers wearing them have been turned away. The move has stirred tensions in a country whose population is 96% Muslim.