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They ask to take the 11-year-old daughter with them. niqab at school to «protect her from prying eyes»

A lawyer from Modena refuses to act as an intermediary with the school and invites them to return to Pakistan.

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In Modena, a Pakistani Muslim couple have contacted a free legal advice foundation for foreign families with an unusual request: They want their daughter, who is only 11 years old, to be able to attend class wearing the niqab, the full-face veil that only leaves her eyes visible.. According to The Rest of the Chronicle, the family says that it wants it done «like in Monfalcone», where Five girls wearing niqabs identify themselves privately each morning before entering the classroom..

The story of the lawyer

Elisa Fangareggi She is a lawyer for the NGO Time4Life, which advises immigrants free of charge. When she sat down with the Pakistani couple (she covered up and he in a tracksuit), she did not expect the request. «I took a breath before I replied,» she said.

The father's argument was that his daughter is already ten years old and “she has become a woman, eShe's finishing primary school and, for the next academic year, she'll start secondary school. The boys will be older, 13 or 14 years old, and we want to protect her. We want her to cover up so she doesn't attract any unwanted attention.”.  

The lawyer pointed out to them that An 11-year-old girl cannot cover her face completely at school, as it is through her face and expressions that she communicates.. He also suggested to them that return to Pakistan if they considered that the Italian rules did not conform to their beliefs.

In this context, the mother and father asked that the foundation to act as a ‘pioneer’ so that schools in Modena would also admit pupils wearing the full veil, «like Monfalcone».

Threats against the lawyer on social media

After making their position public through The Rest of the Chronicle, The lawyer was the target of criticism on social media. She was accused of not being open to dialogue. Nevertheless, she defends her position, stating that, With families like this, dialogue is impossible.. According to the explanation, The parents considered that the girl should not communicate with anyone, as she only attended class because it was compulsory.

“For them, communication was not necessary. The niqab It symbolises submission, silence and humiliation. I thought about all the obstacles I would face in the classroom, but they simply replied, ‘She's the one who wants it.’

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