Meitei Pangals face ban
‘Rebels’ ban short skirts:
Imphal, Dec. 7: The People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) has imposed a ban on Muslim girls wearing tunics and skirts to schools and colleges from Class I and above from the next academic session in Manipur.
In a statement issued yesterday, the militant outfit, whose cadres were drawn from Muslims known locally as Meitei Pangals, said Muslim girl students should wear either phanek, a long skirt, or salwar, that covers the ankles and sanctioned by Islamic law.
The statement issued by the outfit’s information and publicity secretary Belal Khan said the colour of the dresses should follow the colour of uniforms of the educational institutions. Khan said the step was part of the outfit’s campaign to instil a sense of discipline in growing children who would grow up and preserve the community’s culture and identity.
“If one knows and preserves his own culture and identity, he or she would also honour and regard the culture and identity of other communities. This will help forge the unity of people in the state,” the statement said.
Stating that the party would set up a task force to implement the proposal, it asked school authorities, parents and students to honour the suggestion. It warned them against violating the ban and said it would not accept any appeal for a review of the decision.
Posted on: The Telegraph
Imphal, Dec. 7: The People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) has imposed a ban on Muslim girls wearing tunics and skirts to schools and colleges from Class I and above from the next academic session in Manipur.
In a statement issued yesterday, the militant outfit, whose cadres were drawn from Muslims known locally as Meitei Pangals, said Muslim girl students should wear either phanek, a long skirt, or salwar, that covers the ankles and sanctioned by Islamic law.
The statement issued by the outfit’s information and publicity secretary Belal Khan said the colour of the dresses should follow the colour of uniforms of the educational institutions. Khan said the step was part of the outfit’s campaign to instil a sense of discipline in growing children who would grow up and preserve the community’s culture and identity.
“If one knows and preserves his own culture and identity, he or she would also honour and regard the culture and identity of other communities. This will help forge the unity of people in the state,” the statement said.
Stating that the party would set up a task force to implement the proposal, it asked school authorities, parents and students to honour the suggestion. It warned them against violating the ban and said it would not accept any appeal for a review of the decision.
Posted on: The Telegraph