A Riojan Public Institute Expels a Student for Wearing the Islamic Veil: “We’re Getting Pressure”

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It is not usual for a public institute to expel a Muslim student for wearing the Islamic veil. Or, at least, it does not usually transcend. The first time a similar event occurred in Spain was in the Community of Madrid, last year. That sparked the debate as to whether, as countries like France already do, hijab should be banned in the classroom. Now it has passed in the IES Práxedes Sagasta, a historic public institute of Logroño, which is also…