Week 8
Netherlands: pressure from Freedom Party Face-veil ban? Italy: No legislation 1975 law against covering face
Belgium: law in place as of July 2011 Bans anything hiding identity Germany: 16 states ban teachers from wearing headscarves 61% favour burqa ban
Turkey: Muslim but secular Islamic veils prohibited Issue in universities Ban on headscarves for civil servants lifted in 2013
Muslim places of worship State cannot finance religious buildings Worship in the street Le Pen: « occupation » Banned in 2011
Halal meat controversy Le Pen: « all meat consumed in Paris is Halal » Local elections Fear that Halal meat would be imposed