Neutrality in Public Primary and Secondary Education: Regulation of Wearing Distinctive Signs by Teachers
Camélia, a Muslim, is a mathematics teacher in a secondary school located in the Brussels Region. She wants to wear a headscarf but wonders about the applicable rules in her professional setting: are distinctive signs allowed in the exercise of her duties? Is the principle of neutrality applicable?
Neutrality in Higher Education and the Wearing of Distinctive Signs by Students
Nadia enrolled in a Higher Education institution in the Brussels region, part of the French-speaking community higher education network. She wears a headscarf and everything goes well for her at the beginning of the year within the institution. One morning, while waiting in a hallway, a member of the teaching staff approaches her and asks […]
Brussels: Arrest of a 14-Year-Old Suspected of Planning to Attack a Mosque
A 14-year-old, suspected of planning an attack on a mosque in Brussels, was arrested last Thursday
France: Interior Minister Supports Nemesis, Far-Right Feminist Movement
French Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, expressed his support for the far-right movement Nemesis, known for its racist and Islamophobic positions, during a security conference on January 21.
Geneva: Far-Right Fails to Ban Full-Coverage Swimwear in Public Pools
The UDC (Swiss People’s Party), a far-right Swiss party, has failed in its attempt to ban full-coverage swimwear in Geneva’s public pools
