The establishment of a political party to represent Muslims in the Netherlands is as welcome as it is overdue. But it also entails very real risks. The announcement by columnist Mohammed Jabri that moves are afoot to launch a political party for Dutch Muslims by the beginning of summer should come as no surprise to…
The Islamic Community of Spain (CIE) rejected that Islam be taught in schools “with an exposition similar to the classes of catholicism.” According to the accepted leader of the Muslim community, Malik Ruiz, “the most appropriate system is not to give lectures of one or two hours of Islamic religion each week, since it is…
By Elaine Ganley PARIS – A powerful Islamic organization alleged Thursday that officials were abusing a law banning religious symbols from schools by expelling Muslim girls who were wearing printed bandannas, not Islamic head scarves. The head of the Union of Islamic Organizations of France urged girls expelled for wearing bandannas to take their cases…
Three teenagers were excluded, Wednesday October 20, from their schools for non-observance of the law on the secularity of March 15, 2004. The day before, two schoolgirls of Mulhouse were expelled, the first time since the law prohibiting the open religious signs in schools came into force.
They join two girls expelled on Tuesday – one of whom told a French newspaper it had destroyed her life. The expulsions came as the education ministry gave schools the go-ahead to begin proceedings against 72 students who have refused to obey the law.
