Headscarf
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EU’s decision to allow companies to ban headscarves called a ‘backdoor to prejudice’Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday.WorldMar 14, 2017
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Right-wing French politician Marine Le Pen refuses headscarf to meet Lebanon’s muftiFrance's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused to go into a meeting with Lebanon's grand mufti on Tuesday after his aides asked her to wear a headscarf.WorldFeb 21, 2017
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Suspect charged after London, Ont. woman wearing hijab assaulted in supermarket: policePolice say a 38-year-old female suspect has been charged after a woman wearing a hijab was allegedly spat on and punched in front of her baby at a London, Ont. supermarket this week.CrimeJun 22, 2016
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Woman has hijab pulled, is punched and spat on in attack in Ontario supermarket: policePolice say a woman wearing a hijab was shopping when an angry assailant suddenly spat on her, punched her repeatedly and tried to pull off her headscarf.CanadaJun 21, 2016
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Christian college professor wearing headscarf put on leaveA professor at a suburban Chicago Christian college who has been placed on administrative leave after donning a headscarf to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims said Wednesday that her actions are demonstrations of her own faith.WorldDec 17, 2015
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European court upholds France’s headscarf banEurope's top human rights court is upholding France's headscarf ban in the case of a Muslim social worker who lost her hospital job because she would not remove her scarf.WorldNov 26, 2015
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama forgoes headscarf in Saudi ArabiaFor first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live.WorldJan 28, 2015
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Kamloops mother upset her daughter can’t wear non-religious headscarf at schoolJamie Mitchell is in Grade 3 at Lloyd George Elementary School and was asked last week if she was wearing the scarf for any cultural or family significance. When she said no she was told she had to take it off, even though she has been wearing it every day since the school year began.Oct 9, 2014
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