(Anadolu) Betul Baslik, a Turkish-origin social services and pedagogy graduate, has been denied an internship by a Belgian retirement home due to her headscarf.
Born and raised in Belgium, Baslik told Anadolu Agency that she had recently been accepted to pursue her master’s degree at Vrije University Brussels, and she had been encouraged as a successful student by her teachers during her entire academic life in a positive environment.
She said she applied for an internship at a retirement home in Leopoldsburg municipality in Limburg province to gain experience in her field, and that her interview went very well.
“The lady on the interview told me that she must call the municipality to see if my headscarf would be okay or not,” Baslik said.
