The ban only applies to compulsory education, and so does not include higher vocational education facilities and universities.
Minister Plasterk says that adults can decide for themselves whether they want to be confronted with a teacher wearing a burqa.
Dutch smokers are flocking to a religious movement known as “The Only and Universal Smokers Church of God” following a ban on tobacco smoking indoors.
Michiel Eijsbouts, founder and “Smokelighter” of the church he founded in 2001, has insisted that the Dutch smoking ban in place does not apply to members of his church under national and European human rights legislation.
A Dutch communal sect has filed a complaint with police against former members who accuse the group and its leaders of cult-like practices.
One man explains how he lost his wife and children to the group.
The mosque in the Amsterdam suburb of Slotervaart wants to offer young people an alternative. Dutch will be the language used in the mosque, also for sermons, says Mr Cheppih. Plus, the form of Islam will be free of cultural influences from other countries.
The capital’s police authority reckons the new translation, designed to be accessible to the general Dutch public, will give officers more insight into Islam.
