MUNICH – Prof. Dr. h. c. Ernst-Wolfgang Bockenforde, legal philosopher and retired Constitutional Court Justice, regards the case of the Muslim teacher’s headscarf as a part of integration. Each headscarf-wearing Muslim woman who pursues her profession independently and self-reliantly is a counterargument to the idea that Islam suppresses women.
STUTTGART – Overturning the legal ban on headscarfs in state schools in the state of Baden-W_rttemberg, the Administrative Court of Stuttgart ruled that Doris Graber, the 55-year-old Muslim teacher whose trial has become a test case and national cause c_l_bre, may continue to wear her headscarf while teaching, just as Catholic nuns are allowed their…
Berlin – After indications from district mayor Burkhard Kleinert (Left Party), the construction of a mosque in Berlin-Pankow is no longer in question. When the Ahmadiyya Muslim Union applied for a building permit, they should have recieved one immediately. The opposition to their application had no legal foundation, said Kleinert in an interview. It will…
Ten Muslim men allege that they have been denied U.S. citizenship for up to two years, in violation of their civil rights, despite passing every test and interview, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. The men are permanent legal residents who say they should have been sworn in as citizens within 120 days of…
By Mary Beth Sheridan Faced with angry complaints, U.S. officials defended an anti-terrorism program yesterday that secretly tested radiation levels around the country — including at more than 100 Muslim sites in the Washington area — and insisted that no one was targeted because of his or her faith. One official knowledgeable about the program…
