Austria Begins Enforcing Nationwide Hijab Ban for Girls Under 14
Austria has begun enforcing its nationwide school hijab ban for girls under 14, with parents facing fines of up to €800 as a new constitutional challenge gets under way.
Austria has begun enforcing its nationwide school hijab ban for girls under 14, with parents facing fines of up to €800 as a new constitutional challenge gets under way.
Barnet Hill Academy and Barnet Council have been reported to the equality regulator over a hijab policy affecting girls at the newly state-funded Islamic primary school.
Austria’s nationwide ban on Islamic headscarves for girls under 14 is now being enforced, with parents potentially facing fines and a constitutional challenge expected.
East Flanders has dismissed special-education teacher Hadija Amajoud after she refused to remove her hijab under the province’s school neutrality rules.