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thabet 07:54:14 am on August 25, 2008 | 1 | # |
Tags: european muslims, netherlands, religion, state

The state’s role in defining ‘religion’:

The social services in Rotterdam were right in denying a job to a Muslim man who did not want to shake hands with women. According to the Rotterdam court somebody who meets with customers on a daily basis and builds up a bond of trust must also have hand contact.

The Muslim had turned to the court since he claimed his freedom of religion was being affected. Earlier the Committee for Equal Treatment had agreed with him. The judge agreed with the Rotterdam municipality that somebody who daily receives customers at the social services may not refuse shaking hands.
thabet 01:36:34 pm on June 11, 2008 | 0 | # |
Tags: bosnia, law, netherlands, srebrenica

Relatives of the Srebrenica victims have filed a civil action against the Dutch government, according to a press release posted at AE’s website.