Mallorca far-right party Vox calls for ban on hijabs and Islamic religion classes in Balearic schools

(Majorca Daily Bulletin) The far-right Spanish party Vox has presented a series of twenty proposed resolutions in the Balearic Parliament, including a ban on the wearing of hijabs in publicly funded schools and the end of Islamic religion classes. In a statement on Thursday, the party called for “the cessation of Islamic religion classes and the promotion” of traditions and customs such as Christmas and Easter, “always with respect” for other beliefs.

Another of the proposals urges the regional government to “ensure that all publicly funded schools offer a menu based on the Mediterranean diet,” with alternatives for children with food intolerances, to prevent local gastronomic traditions from being suppressed “by others that are incompatible.”

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