The Local Germany 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 Muslim girl loses case to be exempt from co-ed swim classes 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 German public pool bans the burqini A public indoor swimming pool near Regensburg has issued a ban on the burqini, which some Muslim women choose to wear for modesty. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/german-public-pool-bans-the-burqini-muslim Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:06:05 +0200 german-public-pool-bans-the-burqini-muslim