A law scheduled to take effect on September 16, 2021, that amends child custody provisions in Greece’s civil code places women and children survivors of
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By James Carstensen | July 21, 2021 | 7:03pm EDT
Muslim headscarves displayed for sale. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)
Berlin (CNSNews.com) – A recent ruling by Europe’s highest court allowing a workplace ban on Muslim headscarves has reignited debate here over the question of allowing religious symbols in public life.
Turkey expressed outrage at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling, with Vice President Fuat Oktay saying it will allow “violence and discrimination.”
“I strongly condemn such an ambivalent decision that destroys the freedom of religion and conscience,” Oktay told reporters in Ankara.
Earlier this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – who regularly accuses European Union member-states, particularly Germany and France, of “Islamophobia” – also slammed the ruling.
Greece awards joint custody of children to divorced parents. Credit: AMNAGreece adopted on Thursday a controversial family law that awards joint custody of children to divorced parents, despite the opposition of several human rights groups and opposition parties.The law was voted in Parliament plenary by ruling New Democracy, while all other parties opposed it either…