Hundreds Demonstrate Against Headscarf Ban, Minister Bauer Criticizes Protest
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On Friday, several locations demonstrated against the ban on headscarfs for under 14-year-olds in schools. Minister Claudia Bauer described the pressure on girls as "highly worrying"
Since August, the Socialist Youth, the Revolutionary Communist Party and the teaching platform "School burns" have been drumming for the demonstration. The ban on headscarfs in schools for girls up to 14 is anti-Islamic. Yesterday's marches in several Austrian cities turned out to be extremely modest.
Hundreds of people gathered in Vienna on Friday to protest against a ban on wearing headscarves in schools. Austria has banned Islamic headscarves for girls under the age of 14 from the start of the new school year. The ban applies to public and private educational institutions across the country.
With the start of this (new) school year, a ban on wearing headscarves, or hijabs, in Austrian schools for girls under the age of 14 came into effect. Reactions were mixed, however, the government's decision caused a particular revolt among parents of Muslim girls. FROM VIENNA: Snježana Herek But not only among parents, but also […]
Further violations of the ban will result in a meeting with parents at the school administration office.
In Austria, communist and socialist youth organizations, together with schoolchildren, protested against the ban on hijabs for girls under 14 years of age, and according to ORF, a demonstration took place on 9 October in Vienna, where the participants displayed red flags, including a sickle and hammer.
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