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 What you need to know about calls to ban full-face veils in German classrooms 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 German court rules against school niqab ban 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 Lower Saxony set to ban Islamic face veils in schools 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 Bavaria agrees on draft law to ban burqa in public 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 Mayor fires refugee project intern for wearing headscarf A Palestinian who was hired to work as an intern on a refugee project was fired by a town hall this week because she wouldn't take off her headscarf. https://www.thelocal.de/20160825/mayor-fires-intern-from-refugee-project-for-wearing-headscarf Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:13:43 +0200 mayor-fires-intern-from-refugee-project-for-wearing-headscarf Teachers' union: school burqa bans only isolate girls more 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 Muslim teen banned from wearing face veil in school 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 Muslims label AfD 'Nazis' over plan to ban minarets The Central Council of Muslims responded in unequivocal terms to a hard anti-Islam stance announced by the populist Alternative for Germany party over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160418/populists-face-backlash-over-anti-islam-plans Mon, 18 Apr 2016 12:46:36 +0200 populists-face-backlash-over-anti-islam-plans