Tag: Gender Issues and the Hijab/Burqa
Dutch Parliament approves law on banning burqa
The Dutch Parliament has approved a law prohibiting women from wearing the Burqa and niqabs in public places, namely in education, public transport, hospitals,...
French PM calls for ban on Islamic headscarves at universities
The French prime minister, Manuel Valls, has sparked controversy by suggesting the Muslim headscarf should be banned in universities and that a majority of...
A fencing mask hid her hijab. Now, this U.S. Olympian wants...
One of the most prominent faces and impassioned voices of this summer’s U.S. Olympic team will be hidden behind a mask. There’s irony there,...
The lifting of the headscarf ban one year on: German state...
22 March 2016
In a landmark ruling on the role of religious symbols in public schools in March 2015, the German Federal Constitutional Court...
