Denmark rejects demand for parliamentary debate on hijab ban in schools

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (2nd R) speaks to the media, next to the newly appointed Minister of Justice Mattias Tesfaye (R), the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Kaare Dybvad Bek (L) and the new Minister of Interior and Housing Christian Rabjerg Madsen at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen on May 2, 2022 [PHILIP DAVALI/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images]

The Danish government has rejected a far-right political party's demand for a parliamentary debate on imposing a ban on headscarves in schools, Anadolu News Agency reports. Immigration Minister, Kaare Dybvad Bek, said in a written comment on Tuesday that the proposed ban would be contrary to the Danish law and the country's global commitments. "It is the legal assessment the proposal to ban Islamic headscarves in primary schools cannot be implemented within the framework of the Constitution and Denmark's international obligations," he noted. However, the Immigration Minister, despite rejecting the far-right's proposal, said Denmark faces "serious challenges with negative social control and oppression of young girls in certain environments." READ: Calls for Muslims in Europe to #CheckTheLabel and boycott Israel […] Source

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