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Belgian Teacher Fired Over Religious Headscarf Ban

Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) September 14, 2026 – A Belgian special education teacher in the province of East Flanders has been officially dismissed from her post after refusing to comply with a provincial ban on wearing religious symbols …

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Nowadays, it is rare in Western Europe for a public institution to simply enforce its own rules and refuse to bow to the constant demands of the Islamic lobby. Usually, we see weak administrators who immediately roll onto their backs at the slightest breeze...

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The province of East Flanders has dismissed teacher Hadija Amajoud because she refuses to remove her headscarf while working. The woman has been teaching at a school for special education since 2022 and received excellent evaluations, but is now running into personnel regulations that prohibit any visible religious symbol since September 1, 2024. Hundreds of comments under our article show that a large majority of readers support the province's …

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Since September 2024, a ban on visible religious symbols for teachers has been in effect in the province of East Flanders.

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Teacher describes decision as 'purely political,' while trade union papers to appeal

·Ankara, Türkiye
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The province of East Flanders decided to dismiss the teacher Hadija Amajoud because she refused to remove her Islamic scarf during her working hours, confirmed her in Belga on Monday. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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vrt broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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