At the heart is the rule that any state worker in the public service must be impartial and neutral, and so cannot show their religious belief with an outward symbol such as a headscarf. Public-sector workers \u2013 from teachers to post office or train station staff \u2013 are prohibited from wearing the hijab, a visible cross, turban or Jewish kippa.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\nDoes this position protect freedom of religion or does it threaten it. \u00a0The question might provide an interesting discussion in religion class.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More rioting, more trouble over Muslim head coverings in Paris. In one incident, police stop and check the identity of a woman in a niqab, a full head covering. In another incident, school authorities tell a Muslim mother she cannot accompany her son on a school trip while wearing her hijab. Angelique Chrisafis, writing for\u00a0The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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