Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000332/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Silvia Sardone (PfE)
Following an appeal by the families of three Muslim students from Flanders, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in May 2024 that the wearing of visible religious symbols at school, such as the hijab, can be banned. The same court also ruled in 2023 that, as part of a policy of neutrality, the use of symbols such as the hijab can be banned in public places. All too often we see girls in hijabs at schools in Europe, having been forced by their fathers to wear them, even though they have obviously not been through puberty yet. If, as they say, wearing a headscarf is a free and conscious choice, it is clear that it cannot be made by a child at nursery or primary school. Unfortunately, the hijab is increasingly often being used as an instrument to oppress and subjugate women.
In the light of the above:
- 1.Does the Commission plan to pursue proposals to ban the use of hijabs or conspicuous religious symbols in schools?
- 2.Has the Commission proceeded with legislative and communication measures to limit the imposition of the Islamic headscarf and to defend the rights of Muslim women?
- 3.Why does it use the hijab in some official communications?
Submitted: 26.1.2025