Two veiled students won their lawsuit against Brussels. As the organizing authority of the Francisco Ferrer Higher Education Institute, the city prohibits the wearing of the veil in the establishment.
Another job offer with a discriminatory character denounced by Patrick Charlier, the director of Unia, the inter-federal center against discrimination. A recruitment notice issued by the Sainte-Geneviève school in Etterbeek (Brussels region), for the position of cleaner and child supervisor. But people wearing the veil are prohibited from applying for these two positions.
The State Security was supposed to submit a note in June last year to say whether the former Belgian government commissioner belonged or not to the Muslim Brotherhood . But it was only a month after the deadline that the report on Ihsane Haouach was published. The note would be a request from the Belgian intelligence services and not from the government.
Submitting her resignation does not mean the end of the troubles for Ihsane Haouach, former government commissioner at the Institute for Equality between Women and Men (IEFH). The State Security has looked into the allegations that she is part of the Muslim Brotherhood and has indicated that it does not have proof in the information gathered that she is a member. Ihsane Haouach, according to several media reports, will be heard this week.
An unusual and surprising event occurred this week in Morocco. A woman was denied access to a restaurant in Rabat because she was wearing a veil.
Ihsane Haouach , the government commissioner to the Institute for Equality between Women and Men (IEFH), gave in to the pressure of certain opposition parties and even from within the government like the MR, who attacked her veil. She announced her resignation on Friday evening, to, she said, protect herself from cyberbullying and personal attacks, which she claims to be the subject of.
In Belgium , the authorization of the wearing of the burkini and the establishment of time slots for women in the new temporary pool in Anderlecht are dividing political leaders.
The veil worn by the Belgian government commissioner to the Institute for Equality between Women and Men, Ihsane Haouach , is once again the subject of controversy. Corentin de Salle, scientific director of the Jean Gol center and administrator of the Institute, perceives it as an "act of provocation".
The National Assembly rejected on Tuesday, June 29, an amendment by Modem MPs aimed at banning assessors from wearing conspicuous signs, including the Islamic veil, in polling stations.
Tired of the daily complaints about wearing the veil, a French deputy expressed all her disgust and discomfort with the discourse on the veil ban. It was in parliament during the discussions on the ban on the veil for polling station officials.
Condemned for discrimination against a job applicant wearing the veil, the Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB) had decided not to appeal. The Brussels government has looked into this case and has just made a decision in this regard.
The management committee of the Société des transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), meeting on Monday evening, decided, after a tight vote, to take note of the recent judgment handed down by the labor court, which considers that the STIB had discriminated against a job applicant wearing a veil because of her religious beliefs.