Kamil Samigullin Speaking against the hijab in schools the Minister of education of Russia Olga Vasilyeva goes against historic values of Muslims. This was stated by the mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Samigullin, reports “Interfax”. “Xenophobia is a disease of modern society, which is particularly dangerous for our multinational country. That’s why I with alarm in heart apprehended statements of Minister of education and science of the Russian Federation Olga Vasilyeva, who opposed the historical cultural values of the indigenous Muslim peoples of Russia,” — said Samigullin. Earlier in January the mufti of Chechnya Salah Haji Mezhiev called infringement of human rights and discrimination ban on wearing Muslim headscarves in educational institutions of Mordovia. He recalled that “Muslims have the right to dress according to the canons of Islam and the traditions of their peoples.” The leadership of Mordovia Republic has banned teachers and students at the school in the village
