– A group of Indonesian students staged a protest against Valentine’s Day
– As they expressed their anger against the celebration, they chanted “Say no to Valentine!”
– Several cities across the country also banned people from celebrating the romantic day
Some Muslim school students in Indonesia on Monday, February 13, staged a protest against Valentine’s Day, denouncing it as a Western celebration that encourages casual sex.
Daily Mail reports that the students who were between the ages of 13 and 15 and included many girls wearing headscarves chanted “Say no to Valentine!”
Protest against Valentine’s Day celebrations
Pandu Satria, the organiser of the demonstration said: “This protest was organised as we have seen on television that Valentine’s Day tends to be associated with free sex. That makes us afraid.”
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This is the latest expression of anger at Valentine’s Day in the Muslim-majority Indonesia.
While teenagers in many countries treat the day as an occasion to declare their love for classmates, some others in Indonesia are staging protest.
“There is a certain pride about this positive action carried out by the students,” Ida Indahwati Waliulu, headmaster of the school which is run by an Islamic organisation, added.
Several cities across the country also banned people from celebrating Valentine’s Day.
A group of Japanese protesters staged an anti-Valentine’s Day demonstration march in Tokyo on February 12
In Malaysia, where Islam is also the dominant religion, a group called The National Muslim Youth Association called on females to avoid using emoticons and an excessive amount of fragrance in a pre-Valentine’s Day message.
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The group said people could reject the romantic day by making anti-Valentine posters and not wearing Valentine-themed outfits.
Many in Indonesia and Malaysia still mark the occasion, particularly in major cities where cards and chocolates are widely available despite objections.
In 2015, Indonesia’s Islamic clerical body threatened to issue a fatwa against the sale of condoms following reports they were being sold together with chocolate to mark Valentine’s Day.
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