A woman watching a state parliament debate in Baden-Württemberg. Photo: DPAA case before the Constitutional Court again raises the question of when and where Muslim women are allowed to wear religious clothing. The Hesse state justice ministry forbids legal trainees from wearing headscarves during certain court procedures, and also from representing public prosecutors. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) saw its popularity soar amid the influx, with calls for banning headscarves and minarets on mosques. Teachers and headscarvesThe Constitutional Court ruled in 2015 that general headscarf bans for teachers in state-funded schools were unconstitutional.

Source: The Local July 04, 2017 12:33 UTC