
WATCH | ‘Wag maliitin ang Muslim! Risa Hontiveros wears hijab during Senate session
“Wala pong puwang sa ating lipunan para ibahin o maliitin ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim,” says Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
“Wala pong puwang sa ating lipunan para ibahin o maliitin ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim,” says Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday called on Filipinos to respect each other’s freedom of religion, including the right of Muslim women to wear Hijab.
Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday urged the Senate to approve its version of the National Hijab Day bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last year.
Canada’s Quebec province on Thursday unveiled controversial draft legislation that would ban a significant section of public servants from wearing religious symbols such as a crucifix, yarmulke or hijab.