Posted on 06/06/2007 1:20:08 PM PDT by Baladas
A court upheld a German state's ban on teachers wearing the Muslim head scarf in public schools, rejecting a woman's appeal against a decision not to employ her.
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, is one of several regions that have introduced head scarf bans for teachers in recent years.
The 28-year-old plaintiff had argued that the state's law was discriminatory and violated her religious freedom.
However, the administrative court in Duesseldorf said regional law did not allow for religious statements that might infringe on the state's neutrality toward students and parents. Presiding judge Kurt Buechel argued that wearing a head scarf does to some extent constitute an expression of religious conviction.
Authorities in Duesseldorf had refused to employ the teacher on the grounds that she was not prepared to go without a head scarf in classes.
It was not immediately clear whether the teacher, whose name was not released, would appeal.
thats one for Germany.
Man I am getting sick of the muslims, even the nice ones. The women wear that scarf on their hair because it is supposedly too sexy and provocative to show their hair. And the men will not look you in the eye or speak to you if you are a woman. And the women will not speak to my husband. I think my blonde hair is prettier than their hair and I am not about to cover it up. I think if the women have to cover their hair the men should too. They are just plain NUTS.
Raghead response: suicide bombing in Germany...film at 11.
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