Ramadan and Public Schools in Primary and Secondary Education – Belgian Law
Nadia, 14 years old, attends a public school in the Brussels Region. She is in good health and doesn’t encounter any particular difficulties at school. During a physical education class, her teacher addresses the class and states that all Muslim students should not fast during her class. Does a teacher have the right to forbid a student from fasting during the month of Ramadan?
Absence on Religious Holidays – Belgian Law
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?
Fasting at Work – Belgian Law
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 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 […]
Neutrality in Primary and Secondary Education
Sonia a 16 ans et fait sa rentrée dans une nouvelle athénée, qui est un établissement public francophone en Région Wallonne. Elle souhaite cette année porter le foulard. Mais elle se demande si cela ne pourrait pas être une source de problème à l’école. Elle se demande quelles sont ses devoirs et obligations en tant […]
The Issue of Proselytism in Belgian Law
Stephanie is the head of a real estate agency and has recently hired Selma and Younes, two young Muslim employees. Selma wears a headscarf and Younes prays at his workplace, which doesn’t bother Stephanie or violate company regulations. However, Selma and Younes have recently been in conflict with Vincent, who accuses them of ‘proselytizing’. He […]
Wearing a Headscarf in the Public Sector
Sarah applied for a position in her local government administration. During the job interview, she expressed her desire to wear a headscarf while working. No comments were made about this. She started her job shortly after but was confronted by her supervisor about not respecting the principle of neutrality and the risk of disciplinary sanctions. […]
Wearing the headscarf and neutrality policy in the private sector
A ready-to-wear retailer introduces a neutrality clause in its internal regulations, prohibiting only the wearing of religious symbols by all its employees. Marie, who has worked in the accounts department for four years, is directly affected by this new clause because she wears a headscarf for religious reasons. What does the law say? The right […]
Direct or indirect discrimination?
Mohammed souhaite acquérir un bien immobilier et visite une maison avec sa maman qui porte le foulard et un vêtement traditionnel. Sa candidature n’est pas retenue. Lorsque sa sœur, qui ne porte pas le foulard, visite la même maison, la candidature de celle-ci est retenue par l’agent immobilier. Il se rend compte qu’il a subi une […]
