Europe

Several German-speaking cantons are launching an offensive to ban the wearing of the Islamic veil in schools.

Several German-speaking cantons have launched an offensive to ban Islamic headscarves for students in public schools, despite legal obstacles. The political debate is more heated than ever, even though the Federal Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that such a blanket ban is unconstitutional. The ban on hijabs for female teachers, […]

Debate Grows in Europe Over Muslim Integration Policies, Religious Freedoms

March 16, 2026 Debate Grows in Europe Over Muslim Integration Policies, Religious Freedoms——————————————-Debate is intensifying across Europe over the rights of Muslim communities as governments implement integration and security policies that critics say restrict religious practices. Observers link the measures to the growing influence of right-wing and populist political movements […]

Islam, Migration, and the Muslim Communities in Europe: History, Legal Framework,and Organizations

Thomas Schmidinger This chapter provides an overview of the Muslim communities inEurope, their ethnic and religious background, their social, economicand legal status, and their organizations. Of course, such a huge topicdeserves much more than such a short overview. However, as Islamand Muslim immigrants have become a main topic in the […]