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 A fresh debate has been sparked over whether schools in Germany should allow pupils to wear the niqab, a facial veil worn by Muslims which leaves only the wearer's eyes visible. https://www.thelocal.de/20200204/what-you-need-to-know-about-calls-to-ban-full-face-veils-in-german-classrooms Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:26:30 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-calls-to-ban-full-face-veils-in-german-classrooms A court in Germany ruled Monday against an attempt by authorities in Hamburg to forbid a 16-year-old schoolgirl from wearing a niqab during lessons. https://www.thelocal.de/20200203/german-court-rules-against-school-niqab-ban-hamburg Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:26:26 +0100 german-court-rules-against-school-niqab-ban-hamburg 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 bus driver in Lower Saxony faces a hefty fine after he repeatedly denied a Muslim woman wearing a niqab entry onto his bus. https://www.thelocal.de/20170413/bus-driver-faces-fine-for-refusing-to-take-niqab-wearing-woman Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:37:34 +0200 bus-driver-faces-fine-for-refusing-to-take-niqab-wearing-woman 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 A small trial in a Munich court took on national significance when a Muslim woman appeared before the judge with her face covered by a niqab - raising questions about religious dress in a courtroom. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/muslim-witness-agrees-to-lift-veil-in-munich-court Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:06:40 +0100 muslim-witness-agrees-to-lift-veil-in-munich-court 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 A court in Bavaria has banned a school pupil from wearing a face veil during lessons, rejecting her argument that she had a constitutional right to do so. https://www.thelocal.de/20140428/court-muslim-pupil-school-niqab-face-veil Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:25:00 +0200 court-muslim-pupil-school-niqab-face-veil