In Russia there is no tradition of completely covering Muslim women with dark clothing, said the head of the Russian Presidential Council for Human Rights (HRC), Valery Fadeev.
“Lately there is an opinion that a Muslim woman should be wrapped from head to toe in dark clothing.” – said Fadeev during a visit to the exhibition “Traditional female images in Russia”.
He noted that he did not see any examples of such dark clothing among the exhibits.
“They say that this new tradition is a woman covered from head to toe. Whose tradition is this? Perhaps a tradition, but brought from outside, it is not our tradition.” – stressed the head of the Human Rights Council.
According to Fadeev, the choice of that clothing represents a choice: “cultural, moral, if you will, political.”
As reported EADailyIn October, authorities in the Vladimir region banned schoolgirls from wearing hijab and niqab in accordance with the law. This decision was criticized by deputies of the State Duma of Chechnya and Dagestan and they assured that they would “clearly explain” to officials in the Vladimir region why the hijab should not be banned.
October 31, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation. Dmitri Peskov He stated that the Kremlin is not involved in the debate on banning the hijab in schools.
