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2004-11-12 Europe

The southern German state of Bavaria has banned women state school teachers from wearing Islamic headscarves and other religious insignia in schools. The ruling conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) said on Thursday that the ban, which has already been introduced in four of Germany's 16 federal states, was designed to protect pupils from the influence of "Islamic fundamentalism". "The veil is widely abused by Islamic fundamentalist groups as a political symbol," said Bavaria's culture minister Monika Hohlmeier. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Greens, who rule in a coalition on a national level, voted against the ban in the regional parliament and said it was questionable from a legal point of view. Headscarf bans for teachers have already been introduced in the states of Hesse, Lower Saxony, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Saarland. In Hesse the ban applies to all civil servants.

Posted by Fred 2004-11-12 10:51:11 PM|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Should have done it when the French did it. The French would have gotten the majority of the bad press and the message to the "Islamic fundamentalists" would have been stronger.

That is assuming you were going to make this move in the first place. Something I'm not so certain about.

Posted by rjschwarz 2004-11-12 11:21:37 AM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-11-12 11:21:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It couldn't be done earlier. This is the result of a Muslim teacher sueing her school for not allowing the hijab. The highest German court ruled that the school could only ban it if the respective German "land" passed legislation. This is being done now.

Btw note the difference to France: France bans the hijab of pupils, Germany only the hijab of teachers.

Posted by True German Ally 2004-11-12 11:39:30 PM|| 2004-11-12 11:39:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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