What the order actually states is that teachers handling Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) are requested to remove the veil covering the face (niqab) when teaching in the classroom,” he said in a statement. He said removing the face veil while teaching would “promote better teacher-pupil relationship and support effective language teaching since seeing the teacher’s lips helps in the correct production of letter sounds.” On Tuesday the Inquirer reported that Luistro has asked women Muslim teachers of Arabic and Islamic subjects to set aside their face veils when in class, pointing out that wearing a veil that covers the entire face would get in the way of effective language teaching as well as identification. “Wearing such veil covering the entire face is allowed outside the classroom. Once the ustadja (teacher) is in the classroom, she is requested to remove the veil,” said the text of Luistro’s order dated July 16. Read more: newsinfo.inquirer.net/452007/luistro-clarifies-order-regarding-muslim-veils#ixzz2a6ad0NZX Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:03:03 +0000