Posted on 07/18/2021 11:58:52 PM PDT by Cronos
The European Union's top court has ruled that Muslim women can now be banned from wearing hijabs in the workplace.
The case was brought forward by two Muslim women in Germany, who were suspended from their positions for wearing head coverings.
Both women - one of whom is a special needs carer at a childcare centre in Hamburg, and the other a cashier at a pharmacy chain - did not wear hijabs when they first started their jobs.
However, court documents state that after deciding to do so when they returned from parental leave, they were told it was not allowed and that they either had to return without one, or find another job.
In both cases, the European Court of Justice had to determine whether or not the ban was a violation of the freedom to practise religion, or whether it was allowed under the freedom to conduct a business.
Ultimately, it ruled that banning hijabs in the workplace was justified in certain circumstances, if an employer needed to present a "neutral image".
It said: “A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes.
“However, that justification must correspond to a genuine need on the part of the employer and, in reconciling the rights and interests at issue, the national courts may take into account the specific context of their Member State and, in particular, more favourable national provisions on the protection of freedom of religion.”
It is not the first time the use of hijabs has been called into question. In 2017, the EU court ruled that companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic head coverings and visible religious symbols under certain circumstances, sparking backlash among faith groups.
The Open Society Justice initiative has since expressed concern over the ruling, stating it "may continue to exclude many Muslim women, and those of other religious minorities, from various jobs in Europe."
Meanwhile, the Tell Mama organisation described the ban as a “deeply concerning and fundamental denial of the right to express religious identity across Europe”.
Note that this is secularism vs Islam. They will also ban yarmulkes and crucifixes
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Agreed. I don’t view this as a good thing.
Islam is not a religion. It’s an ideology rooted in oppression and should be treated as such. That thing on their heads is a hat. My employer wouldn’t let me where a bowler or a fedora to work. Same thing.
I wouldn’t necessarily do it myself, but as a business owner I should be free to ban pretty much anything I don’t want to see in my place of business.
I have to agree.
If I own and operate a retail store, I don’t want my employees displaying a religious affinity that with which my customers may have a hard spot.
If I run a daycare, I don’t want the parents to suspect that the care giver may proselytize their kids.
If I can’t discriminate against employees on the religious bases, I should be able to restrict those employees' display of their religious affiliation.
Let’s see... must wear a mask... no head covering...
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That’s really the underlying point here. You SHOULD be able to hire employees based on their religious affiliation.
It’s interesting that the article makes note of the fact that the women in question didn’t wear bags on their heads when they were initially hired. That seems to be an implicit admission that they wouldn’t have been hired in the first place if they did.
From the article:
“The Open Society Justice initiative has since expressed concern over the ruling, stating it “may continue to exclude many Muslim women, and those of other religious minorities, from various jobs in Europe.”
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George Soros is a scumbag.
I can see banning the face-veil, or even banning the hijab and veil for driver’s licenses or passports, but banning a head scarf so that they can also ban crosses, kippahs or sikh turbans seems to be their actual agenda.
“as a business owner I should be free to ban pretty much anything I don’t want to see in my place of business.”
I guess you’ve never worked in HR of a business. Some freak will file against you, a Federal entity will make your life a living hell, and you’ll end up not being able to do what you want to, anyhow.
“You SHOULD be able to hire employees based on their religious affiliation.”
IIRC, the Feds at one point forced actual denominations to hire people who blatantly oppose those tenets. I’m not sure if that ever was overturned or not.
Maybe so, but I suspect it wasn't the "actual denominations" themselves. More likely, it was organizations loosely affiliated with religious groups that don't meet any objective definition of a religious group under any Federal standard. Catholic Charities is a perfect example of this. They aren't a real religious group at all, despite their name. The evidence for this is that they get something like 65% (or more) of their revenue from government grants.
Some freak will file against you, a Federal entity will make your life a living hell, and you’ll end up not being able to do what you want to, anyhow.
That's why I only hire family members and close friends. Everything else I do with contractors.
It is my understanding that islam itself has no express requirement for wearing the hijab. Banning the wearing of one can then not be a matter of religious discrimination.
Good. Muslims can return to their countries if they don’t like European laws.
And as Islam is the oldest historic enemy of Europe, Muslims shouldn’t have been allowed in Europe to begin with.
Though there are Muslim majority countries like Albania and Bosnia in Europe. And the Tatars have been in Poland and Lithuania for 700 odd years - Charles Bronson was descended from them
The result of earlier waves of attacks and invasions.
Bosnia and Albania are hardly recommendations for allowing this latest wave to keep on going.
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