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Hijab ban proposal sparks debate, protests in Denmark

On August 26, people took to the streets to protest a proposed hijab ban in Danish elementary schools [Courtesy of Lasse Son Nørby Olsen]

The Danish Commission for the Forgotten Women’s Struggle – a body set up by Denmark’s ruling Social Democratic Party – has recommended that the country’s government ban hijabs (Muslim headscarves) for students in Danish elementary schools.

The August 24 proposal is one of nine recommendations with the stated aim of preventing “honour-related social control” of girls from minority backgrounds.

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