(Politico) An EU lawmaker is campaigning to ban the use of the hijab and other Islamic headscarves by people who work for the legislature, according to an email circulated among all members of the European Parliament on Tuesday.
Charlie Weimers, head of the Sweden Democrats delegation within the European Conservatives and Reformists group, asked his colleagues to sign a petition to ban wearing “the hijab, niqab, or other Islamic headscarves by civil servants employed by EU institutions, as well as by external service providers contracted to work on EU premises.”
Once the signatures are gathered he will send the request to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola by the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 3, according to the email.
