National laws partially or totally prohibiting the full Islamic veil in public areas have increased<\/strong> over the last decade, first in France<\/strong> and Belgium<\/strong>, Bulgaria<\/strong>, Austria<\/strong>, Norway<\/strong>, Denmark<\/strong>, the Italian regions of Lombardy<\/strong> and Veneto<\/strong>, and in the Netherlands<\/strong> last year. In 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union<\/strong> ruled in favour of banning the headscarf for a Belgian employee who was dismissed because she wanted to wear it in the workplace, in the name of the principle of neutrality established within the company. Recently, a motion concerning the wearing of religious symbols<\/strong> (on the basis of which a woman wearing a headscarf would be authorised to work in the commune of Molenbeek) has provoked debate and splits, taking on a national dimension in Belgium …<\/p>\n However, we would like to underline some advances in favour of the defence of the fundamental right to freedom of conscience and religion<\/strong>, such as :<\/p>\n Join POUR LA SOLIDARIT\u00c9-PLS<\/strong> and its partners in the fight against Islamophobia ! Together, let’s take action for inclusion and equality for all !<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2597,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crsspst_to_hw54cbngfnpreviewinfomaniakwebsite":false,"_crsspst_to_ess-europeeu":false,"_crsspst_to_transition-europeeu":false},"internal_contacts":[],"countries":[65],"thematics":[85,87,88,83],"class_list":["post-2596","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","countries-unioneuropenne","thematics-discrimination","thematics-genre","thematics-origineetimmigration","thematics-rsediversit"],"acf":{"content_resume":" Since 2014, 21 September is the European Day against Islamophobia! It was initiated by a Muslim student gathering. In 2020, it will (unfortunately) continue to be useful: the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejcinovic Buric, warned this year that acts of violence inspired by \"hatred against Muslims\" are increasing at an alarming rate.<\/p>","thematique_principale":"","pls_publication":true,"date_content_start":"2020-09-15 00:00:00","date_content_end":null,"content_link":"… But the fight goes on!<\/h2>\n
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