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March 15, 2017

EU Court Rules Companies Can Ban Headscarves
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The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that companies across the
European Union can prohibit workers from wearing headscarves as part of
company-wide policies banning all religious or political symbols.
Religious freedom groups came out against the ruling. The Open Society
Justice Initiative said, "It will lead to Muslim women being
discriminated in the workplace, but also Jewish men who wear kippas,
Sikh men who wear turbans, people who wear crosses. It affects all of
them, but disproportionately Muslim women."


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