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Posted on 16 March, 20171 November, 2019

Language Games: On Neutrality and the Hijab

A screenshot of a news headline regarding Employers being able to wear hijabs

By Andie Alexander

I came across this article on the The Independent on the ruling of  European Court of Justice which allows for businesses to ban employees from wearing hijab in the workplace.  Here’s the video of Koen Lenaerts, President of the ECJ, discussing the ruling:

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