[MNJohnnie]

How ironic. Linz. Isn't that Adolf's home town?

[tkathy]

Banning all religious headdress would have a far greater effect than most realize.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

I think I will move to Paris and demand that France change its official language to Brooklynese!!

[cartan]

Austrians do not like this sort of thing, and they are really crazy people. I have a feeling those Muslims are going to regret that...

[southernerwithanattitude]

Hey its no big deal. Just have the teachers wear the head covers. Everyone knows that how peacefull Islam is, I dought any one will geet their head chopped off or blown up by a homicide bomber. {I am right about that aint I?}

[PAR35]

I'll work on it a paraphrase:

'Three Muslim fathers have demanded that the teachers in a Linz elementary school be required to wear head scarves. In response, one national school official has demanded a ban on head scarves in schools. Another official has labeled the demands unacceptable. '

'The facility is considered an 'integration school' where 3/4 of the students aren't native German speakers. A teacher has written a letter of complaint on behalf of her colleagues to the administrators. She has identified 3 fanatical Muslim fathers - 2 Bosnians and one Chechen who have demanded:

-all the teachers wear head coverings
-students not be publicly admonished
-that the students not be required to address the teachers with the respectful 'you' (Sie) because women don't deserve it.
-students not be required to sing in public since that is prostitution
-teachers not be allowed to ask why girls aren't participating in swimming'

[Paine in the Neck]

There's no in-between ground on this. Either we submit to Islamic cultural demands or they conform to our culture. The rule "When in Rome do as the Romans" seems the best course short of banning Islam altogether.

[pabianice]

European Liberals congratulated themselves on open immigration of Muslims. Now they can live through the destruction of their countries.

[B Knotts]

It should be noted these are "European" (non-Arab) Muslims: Bosnians and Chechens.

Muslim insanity has no ethnic boundaries.

[mtbopfuyn]

Oddly, the fanatical fathers aren't following Islamic law by allowing daughters an education. Can't have it both, Mohammad.

[popdonnelly]

In a word, No.

[Mount Athos]

A lot of people shake their heads as if this is some oddity that will never happen. Not immediately, but...

With muslim birth rates, it is a certainty it will happen. The only question is how many years? European countries will have Islamic symbols in them, all Christian crosses removed. Everyone will live under muslim law, perhaps with women in burkas and forced clitorectomies. Most churches will be turned into mosques or businesses, vandalized or bulldozed. A few might remain as Museums to get money from tourists, with services strictly forbidden just like at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The memory of what was Europe will be removed from history books.

[popdonnelly]

These muslims are in Austria now, which is a Catholic country, I believe. They can conform to the local culture, or get out. The majority of the people don't practice Islam, don't believe in Islam, and do not have to conform to their wishes.

[SlowBoat407]

Let's give this problem to someone who knows how to handle it.

[davisfh]

"Muslims in the Austrian city of Linz are demanding that all schoolteachers must wear a head scarf;..."

A harbinger of the future, no doubt.

[CaptRon]

Islam, conquering the world one petty, insane demand at a time.

[RouxStir]

It makes sense to wear the headcovering....you already have a piece of cloth handy to wipe up blood from decapitation. Geez, I never realized how practical muslims are.

[Nasher]

Gotta love the Islamist's tolerance.

"We are Borg Mooslim. You all must be assimilated."

[F16Fighter]

"Muslims in the Austrian city of Linz are demanding that all schoolteachers must wear a head scarf...

A safer bet is wearing Kevlar vests and helmets.

[mikrofon]

"The hills are alive,
with the sound of Muezzins..."