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May 30, 2007
Belgium: Protests Against Muslim Girls' School
From Expatica, news that a petition has been made against the proposed opening of a Muslim school which is exclusively for girls.
The proposed school is in Molenbeek, and the religious nature of the establishment has angered many who believe in Belgium's separation of church and state.
The petition demands a prohibition against "any ostensible sign of philosophical or religious membership in the context of a school, for students and especially for teachers."
The French-speaking group Mrax (The Movement Against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia) has previously campaigned against the French Community Prime Minister, Marie Arena, when she ruled that in schools, no hats nor other headwear should be worn, obviously including hijabs and niqabs.
On the issue of the Muslim girls' school in Molenbeek, a Mrax spokesperson made the statement: "I don't think that setting up an Islamic school is a fantastic idea, but that is what happens when people feel shut out by a traditional school."
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at May 30, 2007 8:29 PM
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