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stefania
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 4250 Location: Italy
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:13 am Post subject: London Mayor Calls for Supression of Women's Rights |
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London mayor flays French ban on 'hijab'
http://paktribune.com/news....63c3346
LONDON, July 15 (Online): London Mayor Ken Livingstone has termed the French ban on Muslim women wearing 'hijab' in schools as the most reactionary proposal since World War Two.
Criticising the "demonisation" of Islam in some British newspapers, he warned that in his second term he would examine whether media organisations' recruitment policies reflected the diversity of the community.
He was addressing the Assembly for the Protection of Hijab (known as Pro-Hijab), which holds that the right to wear the headscarf is a fundamental aspect of religious freedom.
It was formed after the French government banned pupils at state schools from wearing obviously religious symbols, including the headscarf, the Jewish skullcap, the Sikh turban and prominent Christian crucifixes.
Apart from France, several German states are reportedly soon to ban teachers from wearing headscarves.
In June, the European court of human rights rejected appeals by a Turkish student barred from attending Istanbul University medical school because her headscarf violated the official dress code.
"The French ban is the most reactionary proposal to be considered by any parliament in Europe since the Second World War," Livingstone told a packed City Hall Monday.
"I am determined London's Muslims should never face similar restrictions. It marks a move towards religious intolerance that we in Europe swore never to repeat, having witnessed the devastating effects of the Holocaust." _________________ Referendum AFTER Regime Change
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