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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules

EPA

Employees can be banned from wearing signs of religious belief such as the Islamic headscarf in EU member states, the bloc’s top court ruled on Tuesday.

The wearing of the hijab has divided Europe for years and the issue came before the courts again in Belgium, after an employee of the eastern municipality of Ans was told she could not wear one while at work.

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