Towards a more inclusive Europe: Countering restrictions on Muslim women’s dress in the EU
(25/04/2018) Introduction Soraya Post MEP Malin Bjork MEP Discussion Maryam Hmadoun Julie Pascoet
(25/04/2018) Introduction Soraya Post MEP Malin Bjork MEP Discussion Maryam Hmadoun Julie Pascoet
(25/04/2018) One-Third of EU Countries Have National or Local Bans on Muslim Women’s Dress Nearly one-third of all the member states of the European Union have placed legal restrictions on religious dress at either local or national level, according to…
(16/04/2018) Politico Cécile Kyenge’s call for greater diversity “It’s important for me to say to people working in Parliament that I feel honored to work here, representing the hidden face of Europe,” said Cécile Kyenge, an Italian who is one…
(16/04/2018) Parliament Magazine Feature: Soraya Post: Some think of feminism as a women’s issue, but it is not – it is an equality issue Feminism is having a moment. Whether that moment is good or bad depends on who you…
(26/06/2017) Written question on CJEU ruling on the headscarf Question for written answer to the Commission According to the European Network Against Racism’s Forgotten Women project, Muslim women face some of the highest levels of discrimination and difficulties in accessing…
(02/05/2017) Parliament Magazine EPP and Ukip under fire for calls for EU-wide burka ban Anti-racism campaigners branded the calls, by EPP group leader Manfred Weber and Ukip leader Paul Nuttall, as political point-scoring. The UK Independence Party has included the…
(14/03/2017) European Court of Justice rules against the wearing of the headscarf in the private sector The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ruling against two women employees who were dismissed because they wore the headscarf. “An internal rule…
(29/11/2016) LIBE-FEMM mini-hearing on the ratification of Istanbul Convention General • Ethnic and religious minority women in particular, Black European/People of African Descent Muslim and Roma women, face greater risk of violence fuelled by sexism as well as racism. •…