(Anadolu) Austria’s right-wing extremist Freedom Party (FPO), the largest faction in parliament, on Thursday called for a general ban on headscarves in all schools, saying the coalition government’s plan to restrict the ban to girls under 14 is insufficient.
In a press release, the opposition party also urged lawmakers to pass a “law banning political Islam” and demanded “an immediate stop to illegal mass immigration.”
“The headscarf is a symbol of political Islam, the oppression and paternalism of women, and therefore has no place in our schools,” the party said.
It added: “Firstly, the ‘new mass migration’ must be stopped immediately and, secondly, political Islam must be clearly prohibited by law.”
