Rebels with a Faith

Headscarf controversy in Singapore

Rebels with a Faith It may not seem like a radical thing to do, but when 4 young girls wore traditional hijab, or headscarf, to school, it sent shock waves up and down the Malay peninsula.
In rigidly controlled Singapore this is an act of rebellion that seriously undermines government attempts to establish a homogeneous national identity.

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