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April 24, 2015

Australia: Islamic school denies cross-country ban because girls 'could lose virginity'

Islamic school denies cross-country ban because girls 'could lose virginity'

Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority is investigating claims the Al-Taqwa college principal banned female students from running in the event

An Islamic college in Victoria has rejected claims that its principal banned female students from cross-country running because he believed it may cause them to “lose their virginity”.

On Thursday, the deputy premier and education minister, James Merlino, said the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority was investigating claims that the Al-Taqwa college principal, Omar Hallak, banned female students from running in the event.

A former teacher of the school wrote to Merlino to say Hallak believed that if females ran excessively, they could lose their virginity. [. . .]

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/apr/23/islamic-school-denies-cross-country-ban-because-girls-could-lose-virginity