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Bavarian state government orders that crucifixes be displayed in all public buildings
Germany’s Christian Social Union (CSU), conservative sister party to Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has governed its home state of Bavaria since 1946. The only interruption to the party’s rule was a three-year spell by a Social Democrat in the 1950s, by now long forgotten. In particular, the CSU prides itself on having been…
Reactions to Christophe Castaner: ‘A short time ago…our mothers wore the Catholic veil’
In a recent RTL interview Christophe Castaner stated: “Only a short time ago, in France, when even our mothers wore the Catholic veil, we did not ask the same questions.” Castaner was responding to President Macron’s comments on the veil, in which he stated it should be “tolerated,” while adding: “it is not in keeping…
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Channel 4’s ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims’ sparks criticism for its allegations about MEND Muslim advocacy group
The twenty-six minute programme, which aired on Channel 4, accused the Muslim advocacy group MEND of being linked to racism and extremism.
Macron: Islamic veil ‘does not conform to the civilities of French society’
In a recent interview with journalists Edwy Plenel of the investigative website Mediapart and Jean-Jacques Bourdin of RMC radio, President Macron said: “I am not especially happy that some [Muslim] women choose to wear the headscarf when out in public, but it must be tolerated.” “I respect veiled women, but I want to make sure…
German policy-makers contemplate hijab ban for girls under the age of 14
The state government of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW), the most populous of Germany’s 16 federal states, is contemplating following the Austrian lead and banning girls under the age of 14 from wearing a hijab. The proponents of this prohibition have been vague on where it is supposed to apply. Some have spoken of a potential ban…