German court upholds headscarf ban

Posted by Robert on January 16, 2007 5:30 AM

But the case is likely to go to a higher court. From [1] Associated Press, with thanks to H:

MUNICH, Germany — A court on Monday upheld a ban on Muslim teachers wearing head scarves in the schools of a German state under a law that says teachers' attire must be in line with “western Christian” values.

A Berlin-based Islamic association had complained about the law, which authorities in the conservative-run state of Bavaria have used to ban head scarves while allowing Roman Catholic nuns to continue to wear their head-covering habits in schools.

The Bavarian Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that the application of the law in the state neither violated religious freedom nor was discriminatory.

However, a lawyer for the Islamic Religious Community said some of its members were considering taking their case to the Federal Constitutional Court, Germany's highest court.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/01/german-court-upholds-headscarf-ban.html

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