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A month after department store Tangs drew the ire of many — including President Halimah Yacob — for asking a promoter to remove her hijab, another local company is catching some heat for its no-headgear policy.
Taking to Facebook to call out At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy last Friday (Sept 25), one woman alleged that she had been told she would not be able to attend its Traditional Malay Hawker Fare course if she wore her headscarf.
She ended up getting a full refund on the course, save for the administrative fee, she said.
She questioned: “Why cannot wear headscarf when we attend the course? Why discriminate against headscarves? I think cooking with [a] head cover is more hygienic.
“What riles me is that they are advertising a Malay hawker fare course. Who do you think would apply for this course? Of course a lot of Malay ladies.”
Singapore’s Malay community is predominantly Muslim.
The woman’s post was met with support from some netizens, who questioned the rationale behind the school’s policy.
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