Azerbaijan School Hijab Ban Sparks Protests and Arrests as Enforcement Widens
By Sana Tariq | TimelyUps World Desk | Published: October 16, 2026 Schools across Azerbaijan have begun turning hijab-wearing girls and women away from classrooms under a new uniform rule, and the backlash has been swift: student walkouts, boycotts by boys, parents threatening to keep their children home, and dozens of reported arrests. It started…