Why are African Countries Still Discriminating Against Dreadlocks & Religions Outside of Christianity & Islam

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

By: TB Obwoge

Some African countries are still developing, with that minds and attitudes need to change with the times. There are said to be only 4 countries that have made wearing dreadlocked hair legal.

Not saying that one can be arrested in Africa for their hairstyle but government schools have been refusing students with dreadlocks for years.

It’s almost like being transported back in time, hundreds of years ago where I never wanted to be.

The hyper-focus on skin color, the archaic ass mentalities. The judgement that no one wants, the religiousness without the actual religion following.

A court in Malawi ruled to allow students with dreadlocks into government run, public schools. The students also happen to be Rastafarians. Which is always automatically assumed in much of Africa when you wear dreadlocks.

This comes with a lot of discrimination against you as well, another thing which some people want to lie about. It’s very common practice, some people don’t ever want to come out of the stone-ages.

High Court Judge, Patrick Chirwa, who read the ruling on behalf of Justice Zione Ntaba said barring Rastafarian children from attending public schools school is a breach of a child's right to education.

Chirwa added that Ministry of Education should with immediate effect remove restrictions that bar Rastafarian learners from attending school in their dreadlocks.

Chirwa also ordered the office of Attorney General to pay all expenses incurred during hearing of the case.

Rasta Ali Nasolo and Rasta Mahala Mbewe launched a complaint after their children were stopped from attending Malindi Secondary School in Zomba and Blantyre Girls Primary School in Blantyre respectively.

Lawyer that represented the two, Counsel Chikondi Chijozi, said she was satisfied with the judgement though the case started in 2020

Source: Malawi24 News

There were some very disgusting comments from Malawians left under a Facebook post announcing the ruling. It shows you just how much hatred, discrimination and harassment people have to deal with for being different in many African countries.

Gift Chiwanda Phiri

Thus the Best way to kill education at a standardized level

Innocent Kachingwe

Next we will see them in the offices, hospitals, even military uniform even in police uniform, but it’s good development.

This is much like the case from Ghana in June of 2021, where 2 brothers were refused entry into their school. The courts ruled in favor for the students, yet the school still decided to kick the pair out.

Ghanaian High Court orders school to admit two Rastafarian students who were denied admission after refusing to cut their locks

An Accra High Court has ordered a school in Ghana to admit Rastafarian students who were denied admission because they refused to cut their locks. In March this year, the Achimota School told the two students they would only be allowed at the school if they cut their locks.

The two students, Tyrone Iras Marghuy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, took action against the school through their parents.

The Voice has been told the case was bought to the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court, after the parents and other members of the Rastafari community in Ghana got together to take action collectively. The students told the court that their hair was part of their religious beliefs, culture and spirituality.

The applicants asked the court to “declare that the failure and or refusal of the 1st Respondent (Achimota School Board of Governors) to admit or enrol the applicant on the basis of his Rastafarian religious inclination, beliefs and culture characterised by his keeping of Rasta, is a violation of his fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed under the 1992 constitution particularly Articles 12(1), 23, 21(1)(b)(c)”.

The students also stated they wanted an order to be directed to the school to “immediately admit or enrol the applicant to continue with his education unhindered.” They also added they seeking compensation for the “inconvenience, embarrassment, waste of time, and violation of his fundamental human rights and freedoms.”

Source: VoiceOnlineUK

Believe it or not there are some people that think having freedom and human rights are an evil thing. Especially in parts of Africa.

Tewesa James

Valenceus Valence hvy ase.. we expect too much from the so called freedom, osaziwa we are killing our country…In fact ngati dzikoli likulowa pansi , it’s because we are relying too much on rights and freedom.. tazisiya pa ukapolo

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