http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23627/muslim-headscarves-belgium http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23627/muslim-headscarves-belgium#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:12:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23627 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - About one fifth of all schools in Belgium's Dutch-speaking Flanders region will ban pupils from wearing Muslim headscarves, the schools said on Friday.

"This decision promotes the feeling of equality and prevents group formation or segregation on the basis of external symbols of life philosophy," said a statement from the schools, which number about 700.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23627/muslim-headscarves-belgium/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21708/muslims-sniffer-dogs-body-scans http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21708/muslims-sniffer-dogs-body-scans#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:27:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21708 Some British Muslims object to the use of sniffer dogs or body scans.

Meanwhile in Denmark, the Muslim headscarf is causing waves.

And Britain's most senior Muslim and Asian officer sues the Metropolitan police for discrimination.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21708/muslims-sniffer-dogs-body-scans/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21535/veils-not-mandatory-for-muslim-women http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21535/veils-not-mandatory-for-muslim-women#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 08:29:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21535 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21535/veils-not-mandatory-for-muslim-women/feed 0