Azerbaijan expels students who wear Islamic headscarves from school
The government has banned religious clothing for students and teachers since September. Schools are enforcing the rule by expelling hijabis.
Education
Teacher fired in Austria for denying a Muslim woman a prayer room
The student demanded a space to pray, failed the exam and reported the teacher for Islamophobia and racism.
Italy bans burqa and niqab but only in schools
The measure has received the support of the Conference of European Imams, which considers that it protects "dignity and security.".
The Generalitat pays tribute to the racist Abu Bakr al-Turtuxí as an anti-racist icon
The Generalitat and the Tortosa City Council turn a radical religious figure into a "Catalan intellectual" and symbol of the supposed Islamic roots of Catalonia and Europe.
A student residence in Scotland imposes Islamic law in common areas
The residence prohibits alcohol and pork, only allows halal food, and has a prayer room. Non-Muslims must accept religious rules.
Kazakhstan threatens to close private schools that allow hijab
The Minister of Education toughens the message against the school hijab and recalls that the rule also obliges private centers.
A Muslim family in Granada chooses a Catholic school and demands that the courts teach Islam there
The Board offered them three alternatives, but they wanted Islam over Catholicism. The claim is part of a community campaign to demand Islam and halal in schools.
Muslim teacher in Flanders prefers unemployment to taking off her hijab
Three years of conflict, disciplinary proceedings, human rights resolutions and courts did not change the Muslim teacher's attitude.
Feminist strike in Austria to defend the Islamic veil for children under 14
A queer feminist group is calling for an educational strike against a law that prevents girls under 14 from wearing the Muslim headscarf to school.
Muslim school that forces hijab on 7-year-old girls moves to UK public system
British taxpayers will pay for a school with imams who verify family religious practice and force girls to cover their hair.