Al-Yaqoubi calls on Baku to repeal ban on veiled students

Mehr News19 October 2026, 06:54 UTCAzerbaijan

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a senior religious authority, called on the government of Azerbaijan to immediately reverse its decision banning veiled female students from attending schools.

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