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Thursday, April 01, 2004

Headscarf ban approved by German state
Justine at 3:24 PM ET

The state assembly of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a southern state in Germany, has unanimously approved a law banning teachers from wearing Islamic headscarves to school. The law follows a decision by Germany's highest court that ruled states could ban headscarves if it was determined that they "unduly influence[d] pupils". A headscarf ban for French public schools was recently approved by the French parliament and will take effect this fall. BBC News has more.



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