The headline “School sacks employee for wearing niqab” jumps off the page, as in the West, a more expected title would be “School sacks employee for criticizing niqab.”
This incident happened in Laamu Atoll, an administrative division of the Maldives in Southeast Asia. The reason?
The letter sent to her sites clauses in articles 273 and 47 of the Civil Services Act, which have to do with security and violation of procedure, respectively. Article 273’s second clause allows a civil servant to be terminated from employment if he or she presents a credible threat to the security of the institution they are employed at.
Not being able to see someone’s identity is a security threat. Who would have imagined a day when the West would decline to the point of needing a lesson in security from a tiny Third World district in Southeast Asia while jihad attacks continue worldwide? Bravo to this school in Kunahandhoo in Laamu Atoll.
“Kunahandhoo school sacks employee for wearing niqab”, Raajjetv, February 14, 2018:
The state-run primary school in Kunahandhoo in Laamu Atoll has terminated a teacher from employment for reportedly wearing the niqab, a highly concealing Islamic veil.
The teacher, who has a background in Islamic studies and reciting the holy Quran, was informed of her termination on Sunday.
The niqab covers the face and the body, leaving clear only the area around the eyes.
The teacher said that she had previously been told to remove her veil, and that the school was reluctant to hire her in the first place.
The letter sent to her sites clauses in articles 273 and 47 of the Civil Services Act, which have to do with security and violation of procedure, respectively.
Article 273’s second clause allows a civil servant to be terminated from employment if he or she presents a credible threat to the security of the institution they are employed at.
The third clause of 47 allows for termination on the grounds that the employee in question has violated procedures….