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Article: German state of Bavaria bans teachers from wearing head scarves
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- November 11, 2004
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AP Worldstream
11-11-2004
Dateline: MUNICH, Germany
Lawmakers in the southern German state of Bavaria approved legislation Thursday that bars Muslim teachers from wearing head scarves at school, following the argument that the scarf has become a political rather than a religious symbol.
The state legislature approved the measure with a Christian Social Union majority, falling into line behind several other German states that have supported such a ban.
Bavarian cultural minister Monika Hohlmeier argued that the head scarf is a symbol of the repression of women, and not consistent with democracy, equality and tolerance.
"It's true that the veil of Islamic fundamentalist groups as a political ...