Photo: DPAThe state of Berlin has been ordered to pay a Muslim teacher €6,900 after it rejected her job application on the grounds that she wore a head scarf. The Berlin labour court ordered the state to pay the woman the equivalent of two months’ salary. A second case of a teacher whom the state rejected because of her head scarf is also currently being considered by the court. This is not the first time that a Muslim teacher has won compensation from the capital's education authorities in a dispute over the conservative religious head wear. In February the Berlin labour court awarded a teacher €8,680 for the same reason.

Source: The Local June 27, 2017 10:07 UTC