As
reported by the Associated Press on April 2, 2013, Gaza boys and girls in
middle and high school will be breaking the law if they study side by side. A
new legislation put in place mandates gender segregation in schools from age
nine. This type of rule might seem harsh to majority of the Western world but
is not unusual in parts of the Arab and Muslim world. Hamas has been running
Gaza since its violent takeover of the crowded coastal territory in 2007. This
government has issued a series of rules such as restricting women or requiring
them to cover up in the traditional Islamic dress of long robes and
headscarves. The Center for Women's Legal Research and Consulting says that “The
bill is based on a culture of discrimination against women, by reinforcing
gender separation which takes our society back to ancient times when there was
no respect for women's rights and women were eliminated from public life”. The new
law that was approved on Monday will have major effects on four private schools
that have boys and girls studying together into middle or high school; this
includes three Christian-run schools and the American International School,
with a total enrollment of 3,500.
To think about this might seem ridiculous
to us as Americans because we are so used to being surrounded by both boys and
girls in a school setting. This type of rule all goes back to fact that women
are treated as minorities in those societies. I consider myself very fortunate to
have the choice to decide who I want to study with.
1:15am, 4/5/2013, Sandrene Nelson.
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