Dutch Schools Supported in Headscarf Ban

January 25 2011 The Netherlands Equal Treatment Commission has ruled in favour of schools whose dress codes regulate wearing headscarves. The commission was responding to the case of the Gerrit Rietveld College in Utrecht, where a new dresscode permitted headscarves only when 90% of the face remains visible. The school suggested that headgear covering the…

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Christian school expels Muslim boy citing family threats over suspension

11-year old Muslim student Mohamed Bouckhachakhe was expelled from the Protestant Christian elementary school in Rotterdam. The school claims the expulsion was because of Mohamed’s systematic behavior, having “problems in class situations and conflicts regarding the identity aspects of the school”. In addition, the school claims that because Mohamed “wants to be a good Muslim,…

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Muslim woman from sues Rotterdam gym for headscarf ban

A gym in Rotterdam received a lawsuit from a Muslim woman, because she was told that she could not train at the facility while wearing a headscarf. The 27-year old woman does not intend to back down: “There are already various decisions by the CGB on this topic. This nationally operating gym has a general…

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