Austria to ban hijab in primary schools and kindergarten

[Melech 9,900]

"Austria's right-wing government is discussing a ban on headscarves for girls in kindergarten and primary schools to tackle what it sees as a threat to Austrian mainstream culture. The move is the latest measure targeting Muslims in the country.

“Our goal is to conf

ront any development of parallel societies in Austria,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told ORF radio.

Austria took in more than one percent of its population in asylum seekers during Europe’s migration crisis, an issue that helped Kurz’s conservatives win an election last year by taking a hard line on immigration.

“Girls wearing a headscarf in kindergarten or primary school is of course part of that,” Kurz said.

If the plan became law it would apply to girls of up to around the age of 10.

At a news conference with Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of the FPO, Kurz said they believed there was a problem in schools though they produced no figures to support this.

“What I can tell you is that it is a growing phenomenon. A few decades ago we did not have this in Austria and now it occurs primarily in Islamic kindergartens but also here and there in public establishments of Vienna and other cities,” Kurz said. He added a bill would be drawn up.

The Kurier newspaper reported that neither the education ministry nor various experts they asked were able to provide figures for how many girls currently wear headscarves in kindergartens and primary schools.

Education Minister Heinz Fassmann said that the draft law, which would be ready by the summer, was a "symbolic" act, regardless of how many children were affected.

The Islamic Religious Community in Austria said it was resolutely opposed to the government's plan and that their first concern was the best interests of the child.

They called the debate "a marginal issue", which had been given disproportionate attention."

http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/04/austria-plans-to-ban-headscarves-in-kindergartens-and-primary-schools

[Melech 9,900]

GGD better give me that hit thread that I love

 

[A Hybrid 11,049]

Well, parallel societies? Bit of a stretch, huh?

But I don't think kindergarten or primary school kids are mature enough to make the decision to wear a hijab and I feel sad that they are being forced by their parents.

[funkyhaus 7,697]

This is the right decision 

[River 127,475]

My problem with those bans is that it's directed to one religion.. I would ban crosses, kippah and any religous symbolic from every religion.. when it's targeted to one, it's just not right.. ban all or don't ban at all..

[Blond 5,715]

Thank god

[Henri Bardot 3,990]

Normally girls don't use hijab  I think you need to be 12 or smth like that to use it

[monster4life231 4,304]

 

[Florian 20,017]

33 minutes ago, River said:

My problem with those bans is that it's directed to one religion.. I would ban crosses, kippah and any religous symbolic from every religion.. when it's targeted to one, it's just not right.. ban all or don't ban at all..

That's what France does and I think it's the right thing to do, especially at those young age where the children can't really decide for themselves

[littlepotter 76,612]

35 minutes ago, River said:

My problem with those bans is that it's directed to one religion.. I would ban crosses, kippah and any religous symbolic from every religion.. when it's targeted to one, it's just not right.. ban all or don't ban at all..

excuse me there's a really big ****ing difference between wearing a cute necklace and a child suffocating in a head scarf while other girls are braiding each other's hair. don't quote me expecting a response because i'm not going to argue with someone who thinks 10 year old girls wrapped up in hijabs to "hide their beauty" is okay

[Squeeshy Keety 9,935]

Another day another right that society revokes with phony "motives"

[Florian 20,017]

5 minutes ago, hunty said:

excuse me there's a really big ****ing difference between wearing a cute necklace and a child suffocating in a head scarf while other girls are braiding each other's hair. don't quote me expecting a response because i'm not going to argue with someone who thinks 10 year old girls wrapped up in hijabs to "hide their beauty" is okay

I'm not gonna talk for him but he was not promoting hijab, he was just hinting at the fact that it's unfair to target only one religious sign (and I agree with him; except when it comes to burqa).

And what do you mean "suffocating"?

 

[Melech 9,900]

8 minutes ago, Squeeshy Keety said:

Another day another right that society revokes with phony "motives"

Is it really a right to force children to wear a headscarf? 

[Scathach 6,674]

18 minutes ago, hunty said:

excuse me there's a really big ****ing difference between wearing a cute necklace and a child suffocating in a head scarf while other girls are braiding each other's hair. don't quote me expecting a response because i'm not going to argue with someone who thinks 10 year old girls wrapped up in hijabs to "hide their beauty" is okay

They should ban EVERY religions or none. Period. 

[Squeeshy Keety 9,935]

3 minutes ago, Melech said:

Is it really a right to force children to wear a headscarf? 

My qualms with Islam and religion in general are extensive, but revoking a right does not grant another. I disagree with forcing children to wear them but also with forcing them not to wear them.