Tag: headscarves
Spectator article criticises reaction to ban on primary school girls wearing...
A January article from the Spectator discusses the emergence of two distinct Muslim cultures in Britain. Cohen writes of the reaction to St Stephen’s primary school in Newham banning the wearing of the headscarf for girls under the age of eight, drawing links to issues of Muslim engagement with public life and counter-extremism efforts in the UK.
Islam in crisis: Observations by German religious scholar Michael Blume
The assumption that ‘Islam’ – usually conceived as a monolithic force – is on an expansionary path is widely shared. Islamists herald the onset...
European Court of Justice decision on the veil: Collective Against Islamophobia...
While presidential candidate Francois Fillon welcomed the European Court of Justice's ruling on headscarves in the work place, the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF)...
Businesses’ newly affirmed ability to ban headscarves likely to continue in...
On Tuesday (14 March), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against two Muslim women who claimed employment discrimination after being fired from their...
