Yet another controversial issue feeding the clash of civilizations; religious symbols are becoming a reason of conflict each day. The debate over religious identity is moving from one country to the other leading to more struggle.
A Christian employee is suing British Airways for Religious Discrimination, the lady was punished because she was wearing a cross during work. This is a little bit weird, being punished for a religious believe in a country that espouses that same religion! Islamic Hijab and Sikh’s Turban are allowed during work at British Airways, according to the company Hijabs and Turbans can’t be hidden under cloths that’s why it is allowed.
In Tunisia, which is an Islamic country, Islamic Hijab is banned in the country since the 90’s, women are forced sometimes to remove it in public, and even now a new governmental campaign against it. Yet another Islamic country is somehow resisting the Hijab which Turkey, as far as I know it is banned in universities. In Jordan some employers refuse to hire girls wearing Hijabs, I know a girl who has been refused more than once and sometimes she was told it is because the Hijab.
France which banned all religious symbols in all schools before seems to be a little bit practical now; Saudi female students at medical colleges in France are allowed to wear surgical hats instead of Hijabs. In a public vote in the Netherlands, 58% of Dutch demanded banning Hijabs during daily work. The scene in Canada is a little bit different, a new decision that allows girls to wear Hijabs in schools as it is allowed in public.
Back to England, a Muslin girl won a case against a school that bounced her for wearing Hijabs & Jilbabs instead of the uniform. Yet another controversial issue is the Niqab, which covers women’s face, a school teacher has been banned of going to work because she wears Niqab during teaching children, and even a British minster suggested that should be fired.
As far as I know, Islam demanded women to cover their entire body EXCEPT of the face and hands, and I believe Niqab is extreme, it is crystal clear in the Holy Quran and Prophets Talk that women should cover the entire body except the face and hands.
