Much of this kind of legislation in Europe seems based on an ugly strain of national racism not far below the cultural surface. However, the lesson should be taken here in America as well — rules impacting the rights of others have a certain way of whipsawing on the authors.
BERLIN: A German court has ruled that a regional ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in public schools must also apply to Christian nuns, news weekly Der Spiegel has reported.
Nuns, who often work in public schools in the predominantly Roman Catholic Black Forest region of the state, will now be required to remove their habits before entering the classroom.
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