Laws banning female teachers from wearing the Islamic headscarf in parts of Germany violate the rights of Muslim women, according to a report published Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The ban, in force in half of the 16 German states, “discriminates against Muslim women, excluding them from teaching and other public sector employment on…
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The growth of immigrant Muslim communities and the concern for the spread of extremism amongst Muslim youth has provided impetus for standardized education programs in Islam across nearly all of Western Europe. This need is currently being addressed through policies that reflect the unique political and cultural contexts currently surrounding Islam in each nation. While…
Demographics [Return to top] There are approximately 3.5-5 million Muslims in France, representing 6.0-8.5 percent of the total population (58.5 million). At least 2 million Muslims have French citizenship. French law forbids distinguishing citizens or residents according to their faith. As a consequence, there is no official statistical data on number of Muslims in France….
Demographics [Return to top] Italy’s National Institute for Statistics (Instituto Nazionale di Stastica) does not collect data deemed as “sensitive,” which includes data on religious affiliation of its citizens. However, unofficial data from 2006 estimates that between 723,188 and one million Muslims live in the country.1 The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office estimates that 825,000…
