The government will investigate Islamic preachers who deliver sermons online. It considers that the digital mosque spreads messages contrary to national values.
The law against face veils was passed in the summer but there were no sanctions. Until now, it was mainly enforced by shopping malls, which prevented people with their faces covered from entering.
The European Parliament includes the freedom to wear the niqab and the absence of control over religious teachings as a guarantee of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The government will investigate Islamic preachers who deliver sermons online. It considers that the digital mosque spreads messages contrary to national values.
The law against face veils was passed in the summer but there were no sanctions. Until now, it was mainly enforced by shopping malls, which prevented people with their faces covered from entering.
The European Parliament includes the freedom to wear the niqab and the absence of control over religious teachings as a guarantee of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The Islamization of the KU Leuven mass has caused protests among students: they accuse the university of renouncing its religious identity rooted in 600 years of history.
