https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The case of a Muslim pupil refusing to remove her niqab triggered debate in Lower Saxony. Now a new law may mean that full-face Islamic veils will no longer be allowed in state schools. https://www.thelocal.de/20170804/lower-saxony-set-to-ban-islamic-face-veils-in-schools Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:29:32 +0200 lower-saxony-set-to-ban-islamic-face-veils-in-schools A case before the Constitutional Court again raises the question of when and where Muslim women are allowed to wear religious clothing. The Local takes a look at the continuously debated topic. https://www.thelocal.de/20170704/when-muslim-women-may-wear-headscarves-in-germany-an-ongoing-debate Tue, 04 Jul 2017 16:29:40 +0200 when-muslim-women-may-wear-headscarves-in-germany-an-ongoing-debate German lawmakers on Thursday approved a partial ban on the full-face burqa Islamic veil and a package of security measures aimed at preventing extremist attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20170428/german-parliament-passes-partial-burqa-ban-for-officers-soldiers Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:55:02 +0200 german-parliament-passes-partial-burqa-ban-for-officers-soldiers Banning the burqa has nothing to do with the Bavarian government's care for women and everything to do with cynically bashing Islam in the build-up to elections, argues The Local reader Laeeqa Ahmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170223/opinion-the-bavarian-burqa-ban-is-utterly-abominable Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:50:23 +0100 opinion-the-bavarian-burqa-ban-is-utterly-abominable The Bavarian state government on Tuesday announced a draft law which would prohibit Muslim women from wearing burqas or niqabs in certain public spaces. https://www.thelocal.de/20170221/bavaria-agrees-on-draft-law-to-ban-burqa-in-public Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:23:56 +0100 bavaria-agrees-on-draft-law-to-ban-burqa-in-public Germany's top court shot down the case of a young girl who had argued she should not have to take part in swim classes with both boys and girls due to her religion. https://www.thelocal.de/20161208/top-court-rules-muslim-students-must-take-part-in-coed-swim-classes Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:59:41 +0100 top-court-rules-muslim-students-must-take-part-in-coed-swim-classes A restaurant owner in western Germany has been accused on social media of racism after he threw a Muslim woman wearing a niqab out of his establishment. https://www.thelocal.de/20160915/restaurant-suffers-backlash-for-throwing-out-veiled-woman Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:15:40 +0200 restaurant-suffers-backlash-for-throwing-out-veiled-woman A survey found that the vast majority of respondents were in favour of Germany passing a ban on the full-body veil sometimes worn by Muslim women. https://www.thelocal.de/20160826/vast-majority-of-germans-in-favour-of-burqa-ban-poll Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:11:49 +0200 vast-majority-of-germans-in-favour-of-burqa-ban-poll A German trade union for teachers has warned of the consequences of banning certain religious attire in schools after a teen this week was told she could not wear a face veil to school. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/teachers-union-banning-burqas-in-school-only-isolates-girls-more Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:42:36 +0200 teachers-union-banning-burqas-in-school-only-isolates-girls-more An 18-year-old student at a night school in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, has been told by a court that she cannot attend her classes while wearing a niqab. https://www.thelocal.de/20160822/muslim-teen-banned-from-wearing-face-veil-in-school Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:47:45 +0200 muslim-teen-banned-from-wearing-face-veil-in-school Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere came out on Friday in favour of a partial burqa ban amid a fierce national debate on integration. https://www.thelocal.de/20160819/merkel-burqa-burka-integration Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:15:04 +0200 merkel-burqa-burka-integration Interior ministers from Germany's main conservative parties want stricter rules for Muslims living in Germany in the wake of recent Islamist-linked attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160810/conservative-leaders-call-for-burqa-ban-to-fight-terror Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:36:13 +0200 conservative-leaders-call-for-burqa-ban-to-fight-terror The case of a woman who was not allowed to enter a Sparkasse bank branch because of her face-covering niqab has sparked debate in western Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20160118/muslim-woman-thrown-out-of-bank-for-wearing-niqab Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:20:40 +0100 muslim-woman-thrown-out-of-bank-for-wearing-niqab The conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), ruling party in Bavaria, want to pass a new law making it illegal for anyone to wear a burqa in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20151130/coalition-partner-calls-for-burqa-ban-in-germany Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:53:09 +0100 coalition-partner-calls-for-burqa-ban-in-germany The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights this month to uphold France's 2011 ban on wearing the burqa and niqab veil in public has reignited the debate in Germany too, as The Local finds out in Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20140715/should-germany-ban-the-burqa-too-opinion Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:35:00 +0200 should-germany-ban-the-burqa-too-opinion