Unapproved flyer about headscarves and un-anaesthetised slaughter embarrasses Ecolo

(Brussels Times) Several members of the Francophone environmentalist party, Ecolo, have distributed unapproved flyers in Laeken with political stances on wearing a headscarf in public administration and at school, and for un-anaesthetised slaughter.

“Should the headscarf be allowed in the counter? Yes. Should pupils’ parents be able to choose holidays based on religious beliefs? Yes. Headscarf at school? Yes.”

That is what it says on the flyer, which came from the local department of Ecolo in Saint-Josse and was signed by Zoé Genot, who is electable for the Brussels Parliament, and Ahmed Mouhssin, number nine on the list for the elections.

“When Ecolo goes crazy with its communitarianism,” tweeted Brussels CDH president Jean-François Thayer.

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