The Belgian-Moroccan Ihsane Haouach has been appointed government commissioner for gender equality, thus becoming the first veiled woman to hold this position in Belgium. She owes this appointment to the Ecolo party.
Belgian MP George Dallemagne reacted to the wearing of the veil in public administrations. The elected official states that "through the veil, there is also a political, radical claim".
The draft law strengthening respect for republican principles continues to provoke fierce controversy. Many Internet users are mobilizing on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to protest against the amendments adopted by the Senate, in particular those aimed at limiting the wearing of the veil in France.
On the evening of April 7, 2021, the French Senate voted to ban visible religious symbols during sports competitions. Among these symbols, the veil.
Veiled mothers will no longer be able to accompany their children on school outings in France. On Tuesday, senators imposed this measure, thus making unexpected amendments to the law on "separatism".
Banning the wearing of the Islamic headscarf at work falls within the employer’s free discretion. This is the decision of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), in response to questions from the German judiciary.
The issue of wearing the veil was the subject of debates in the National Assembly during the examination of the law "strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic". LREM deputy from Vaucluse Souad Zitouni carries the voice of a fringe of the population who say they are stigmatized, and "have the impression that Islam is always a kind of black beast that must be eradicated".
During the debates on the "separatism" bill, Franco-Moroccan deputy M’jid El Guerrab defended the wearing of the veil by giving a courageous speech. He paid tribute to his mother who "wears it out of culture".
While she went to a hospital to be examined, a veiled woman undergoes humiliations. She testifies.
Before the deputies, the Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, spoke about the Draft Law strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic, including the wearing of the veil. According to him, the veil can also be a choice.
The decision of Wallonie-Bruxelles Enseignement (WBE) regarding the authorization of religious symbols, including the wearing of the veil, in official higher education institutions from the next school year, is not to the liking of the Mouvement réformateur (MR).
Former French international rugby player Assa Koita, 29, claims she was sidelined from the French team after she started wearing the veil. This sidelining would be the cause of the end of her international career.