The highest court in the south German state of Hesse upheld a hijab ban for all state employees which became law in 2004, press reports said Monday. The hijbab ban does not violate constitutional rights, the high court found. According to the controversial law, state employees in Hesse are barred from wearing pieces of clothes…
An Islington hairdresser who refused to hire a Muslim stylist because of her simple headscarf stubbornly said she did not regret the decision. Sarah Desrosiers, 32, owner of trendy hair salon Wedge is being sued for _15,000 for alleged religious discrimination after turning down 19-year-old Bushra Noah for a job as a junior stylist because…
The Education and Science Ministry of Ceuta has issued a report that forces a local school to accept two girls wearing the hijab in class. The Ministry declared that education according to the Spanish Constitution comes before other matters. The prohibition to wear the veil was part of an agreement to deny student’s access to…
ROME – Swimming against the anti-hijab tide in the West, Italian interior minister Giuliano Amato on Thursday, September 27, rejected calls for banning the Muslim veil in public places. “If we are going to ban the veil in public places, it immediately begs the question: why should a nun be allowed to wear her habit…
By Jonathan Guthrie No symbol of cultural difference is more emotive in modern Britain than the headscarf. To many non-Muslims it represents the refusal to integrate, resistance to UK foreign policy and the oppression of women. But to wearers, the hijab has as many meanings as an onion has layers. It can even serve as…
