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Swedish Muslim Student Claims Discrimination Over Niqab

By Howard M. Friedman

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In Stockholm, Sweden, a Muslim woman has filed a religious discrimination complaint with the Equality Ombudsman. The Local reported yesterday that the woman was told by an adult education college in Spanga that she cannot wear her niqab in class or in contact with college staff. The niqab covers her face, except for the area around her eyes. The school, the Västerort Vuxengymnasium, cites a recent decision by the National Agency for Education. The student says she has offered a compromise which apparently the school has not accepted-- she will remove her niqab during class if she can sit in the front.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).

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