15/10/2026
LARANGAN HIJAB DI AZERBAIJAN: HENTIKAN DISKRIMINASI TERHADAP WANITA ISLAM
Lajnah Hubungan Antarabangsa Dewan Muslimat PAS Malaysia mengecam sekeras-kerasnya diskriminasi terhadap wanita dan kanak-kanak perempuan Islam di Azerbaijan kerana memakai hijab, khususnya apabila hak pendidikan mereka turut terjejas. Kami amat kesal apabila diskriminasi sebegini masih berlaku di sebuah negara majoriti Muslim. Zaman sekularisme paksaan era Atatรผrk sepatutnya telah lama berlalu. Tiada kerajaan berhak memaksa wanita Islam memilih antara agama dengan masa depan mereka. Pendidikan tidak boleh dijadikan alat untuk memaksa Muslimah meninggalkan identiti agamanya.
Hijab bukan sekadar fesyen atau kenyataan politik, tetapi lambang keimanan, maruah dan identiti kami sebagai wanita Islam. Memaksa Muslimah menanggalkan hijab merupakan pencabulan kebebasan beragama dan penghinaan terhadap hak mereka menentukan cara mengamalkan kepercayaan sendiri. Kami berdiri teguh dalam solidariti bersama wanita, pelajar dan guru di Azerbaijan yang mempertahankan hak mereka. Kami mendesak Kerajaan Azerbaijan membatalkan segera sekatan diskriminasi tersebut serta membenarkan semua pelajar dan guru yang terkesan kembali ke sekolah tanpa syarat.
Pendirian kami tegas: tiada wanita sepatutnya mengorbankan agamanya demi mendapatkan pendidikan. Hijab ialah hak kami, dan maruah kami bukan untuk dipertikaikan.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF DEWAN MUSLIMAT PAS MALAYSIA
AZERBAIJANโS HIJAB BAN: STOP DISCRIMINATING AGAINST MUSLIM WOMEN AND GIRLS
The International Bureau of Dewan Muslimat PAS Malaysia strongly condemns the discrimination against Muslim women and girls in Azerbaijan over their choice to wear the hijab, particularly when it jeopardises their right to education. We are appalled that such discrimination persists in a Muslim-majority country. The era of Atatรผrkโs forced secularisation should be long behind us. No government should force Muslim women to choose between their faith and their future. Education must never be used as a weapon to compel Muslim girls to abandon their religious identity.
Hijab is not a fashion accessory or a political statement; it is our faith, dignity and identity as Muslim women. Forcing us to remove our hijab is an infringement of our religious freedom, just as demanding that we remove the rest of our clothing would violate our dignity and bodily autonomy. We stand in firm solidarity with the women, girls and teachers in Azerbaijan who are fighting for their fundamental rights. We urge the Azerbaijani government to immediately revoke discriminatory restrictions, allow affected students and teachers to return to school without conditions, and respect every Muslim womanโs right to practise her faith freely.
Our message is clear: no woman should have to sacrifice her faith to access education. Our hijab is our right, and our dignity is not negotiable.
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Pengerusi Lajnah Hubungan Antarabangsa DMPM
Chairperson International Bureu DMPM
14 Oktober 2026 bersamaan 3 Jamadilawal 1448-H