Muslim teachers of Islam in Carinthia and Styria have expressed support for democracy and the rule of law in the wake of the Vienna teacher barred for allegedly distributing anti-Semitic leaflets to pupils. The teachers signed a convention to that effect at an emergency conference yesterday (Sun) in an effort to rehabilitate the image of…
A the Ecole de langues de l’Estrie school in Gatineau, Quebec has apologized to a Muslim teacher who left his job last week after being told he could not pray inside the building. Mohamed Ismael returned to work, although the school has not dedicated prayer space to him. The owner of the private school, Louise…
A British teacher faces a jail sentence in Sudan for insulting Islam by letting her class of seven-year-olds name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of a school project. Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, has been accused of blasphemy – an offence punishable by 40 lashes under Sharia – and could be imprisoned for up…
A Muslim teacher who was fired from her job for wearing a headscarf has been allowed to return to her job. The Council of State declared her dismissal unlawful, saying that an individual public school or district may not impose a general ban on religious symbols. In early 2006, a Brussels school district began imposing…
A Muslim support teacher suspended for wearing a veil in class says it was never a problem for her pupils. Headfield Church of England Junior School, in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, said pupils found it hard to understand her during English language lessons. But Aishah Azmi, 24, said: “They never complained.” She added she was willing…
