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German court rules Muslim woman can't wear face veil in class


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A German court ruled on Monday that a Muslim woman could not wear a niqab to evening school, fuelling a debate about the face veil after conservatives pressed the government to ban women from wearing it in schools, at courts and while driving. The woman had complained on Friday to the administrative court in the northeastern city of Osnabrueck after a school overturned its decision to give her a place because she felt obliged to wear the niqab - which covers the hair and face except for the eyes - for religious reasons. The Sophie Scholl evening school in Osnabrueck had informed the woman back in April that she had been accepted to a course.

 

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