Jesuit college’s decision to appoint hijab-wearing teacher makes headlines in Germany

The Canisius-Kolleg, an elite Catholic secondary school in Berlin has made national headlines in Germany by appointing a Muslim teacher wearing a hijab. The school is run by the Jesuit order and is located in the calm and upmarket diplomatic district of the German capital. Long-standing court battles Teachers with Islamic headscarves have for years…

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Catholic School in the Netherlands May Ban Headscarves

6 September 2011 An appeal court has ruled that a Catholic secondary school in the city of Volendam may ban pupils from wearing Islamic headscarves. As an independent school, the college is permitted to set standards to uphold its values, so long as the rules are applied consistently. The case arose when student Imane Mahssan…

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The legality of practicing law with Islamic headscarves

A lawyer of Moroccon origin, Oubida Barik, presented an administrative appeal against the president of the Criminal Division, Javier Gomez Bermudez because he wouldn’t allow her to remain in the courtroom while wearing her Islamic headscarf or hijab. The lawyer was wearing her gown and hijab while sitting on the lawyers bench helping a colleague,…

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CAIR Applauds Decision to Allow Hijab in Georgia Courts

Muslim civil rights group had challenged ban on religious attire in courtrooms WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a decision by the Judicial Council of Georgia to allow religious attire such as Islamic headscarves, or hijab, in that state’s courtrooms.

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    Ankara headscarf reform hot topic for Berlin’s Turks

    Turkey’s plans to lift a ban on Islamic headscarves in universities has become a hot topic of conversation among young Turkish women in Berlin, home to western Europe’s biggest population with Turkish roots. Turkey’s parliament gave initial approval on Thursday to the move, fiercely opposed by a secular elite that fears religious encroachment on the…

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