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| Czech court rejects suit over school veil ban |
| 2017-01-28 |
| [Al Jazeera] A Czech court has rejected a discrimination suit filed by a Somali refugee, who was banned from wearing her headscarf in a nursing school, the first case of its kind in the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... state. "The suit which the plaintiff lodged seeking an apology and 60,000 crowns ($2,350) in compensation was rejected," said Justice Daniela Cejkova, handing down the verdict in a Prague court on Friday. Ayan Nuur filed a lawsuit against the school after she was not allowed to attend while wearing a headscarf. The school argued that the young woman had never formally enrolled in the establishment. Ivanka Kohoutova, the school's principal, also argued that wearing a scarf covering the hair, ears and neck, and revealing only the face contravened its safety and hygiene standards. Nuur, who was granted asylum in the Czech Republic in 2011, did not attend the trial, but was represented by her lawyer. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Three of the four can be considered 'barbeque covers', Frank. Two of them, really. But that's a quibble. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-01-28 19:58 |
| #4 Perhaps those various Islamic outfits should be in the foto library? A quick scan failed to find suitable examples. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-01-28 16:55 |
| #3 and Hefty and Glad and Weber BBQ covers |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-01-28 15:36 |
| #2 I've been going out of my way to draw attention to these walking *bags* There's a difference between a hijab, a chador, a niqab and a burqa, y'know. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-01-28 12:46 |
| #1 Ivanka Kohoutova, the school's principal, also argued that wearing a scarf covering the hair, ears and neck, and revealing only the face contravened its safety and hygiene standards. I've been going out of my way to draw attention to these walking *bags* when they appear in our public places. Such attire is a threat to public safety. I'm not making scenes, but I am calling them out to the employees of stores that allow them inside. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-01-28 00:38 |