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Another German state to curb
hijab
Germany's most populous state has
moved to ban Muslim teachers from wearing headscarves in classrooms.
Deputies from the ruling
Christian Democrats and Free Democrats in the western state of North
Rhine-Westphalia agreed unanimously on Tuesday to put the measure to a
vote in the state legislature in November.
"With the ban, we will send a message to affirm our
system of values against Islamic fundamentalism," the head of the Free
Democrats' parliamentary group, Gerhard Papke, said.
The regional education ministry said there were 20 Muslim
teachers known to wear headscarves (hijab) at public schools in the
state.
Headscarf bans for teachers have already been introduced
in the German states of Hesse, Lower Saxony, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria
and Saarland. In Hesse the ban applies to all civil servants.
However, the rules stop short of banning school pupils
from wearing Islamic headscarves.
Germany is home to more than three million Muslims.
Al-Jazeera
26 OCTOBER, 2005 |
