{
  "id": 12402975,
  "title": "Islamist group campaigns against Christian West Bank school over hijab restriction on deaf student",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/islamist-group-campaigns-against-christian-west-bank-school-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T15:10:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-910801"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Palestinian Islamist group has launched a campaign against a Catholic school in Bethlehem, Ephpheta Paul VI Institute, for allegedly preventing a female student from wearing a hijab. The Popular Movement to Overturn CEDAW, which opposes the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, claims the school is tampering with religion and restricting students' clothing rights. The movement's posts on social media allege that the school initially allowed the student to wear the hijab before revoking the decision after three days. Parents of the Muslim student met with the school's principal, but the restriction was later enforced. The movement demands the Palestinian Education Ministry intervene and reject any compromise on the issue, which they consider connected to the Islamic faith. Some followers called for the school to be burned down if it accepts municipal funding, while others criticized the student for wearing jeans, arguing they didn't meet Islamic modesty standards. Ephpheta Paul VI Institute, established in 1971, aims to educate and rehabilitate deaf and hard-of-hearing children from various religious backgrounds, promoting coexistence and mutual tolerance. The movement also targeted Dr. Kifah Mansour, a law lecturer at Al-Istiqlal University, over a comment attributed to her social media account, which suggested Christian institutions were closing their doors to Muslims due to perceived disrespect for their cultural differences.",
  "summary": "The Popular Movement to Overturn CEDAW claimed that the Ephpheta Paul VI Institute prevented a student from attending classes while wearing an Islamic head covering.",
  "key_points": [
    "Palestinian Islamist group protests Ephpheta Paul VI Institute over hijab restriction.",
    "Popular Movement to Overturn CEDAW claims school tampering with religion and clothing rights.",
    "Movement demands Palestinian Education Ministry intervene, rejects compromise."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/west-bank-olive-harvest-begins-amid-settler-attacks-on-palestinians",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:11:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}