Schools to Ban Veils New DfES guidance allows schools to ban niqab, full-face veil, says teachers need to identify pupils, recognise attention, distress, engagement, follows court victory for ban in Buckinghamshire school 20.03.07 BBC, DfES Press Release, Education Law, Religious Discrimination

Schools Will Be Allowed to Ban Veils Education secretary Alan Johnson intends to give school heads the power to ban veils, High Ct recently allowed school to ban niqab on grounds it was 'against school ethos' 05.03.07 ePolitix, Education Law

Judges Rule No Veils in Court Judicial Studies Board will advise judges should maintain bias against full veils in courts and tribunals, should be removed on 'reasonable objections', but allowed 'in interests of justice' 06.02.07 Times, Barrister Practice, Courts, Judiciary, Solicitor Practice, Tribunals Service

BA Dress Code Conundrums While employee Nadia Eweida remains suspended, airline is consulting with faith leaders on symbols that staff should be allowed to wear, New Age crystals? 15.12.06 Daily Mail

Escalating Row Over BA Cross Rule 100 MPs have signed Early Day Motion protesting BA ban on 'small cross' worn by check-in assistant Nadia Eweida Daily Mail Eweida to be discussed at UN human rights conference, along with Pakistan death sentence for critics of Islam 23.11.06 Daily Mail, Employment Law, Religious Discrimination

Lawyers May Wear Veils in Court Judges to have discretion on lawyers wearing veils in court, but 'temporary guidance', follows case of Shabnam Mughal refusing to remove veil at immigration hearing before Judge George Glossop 10.11.06 BBC, Barrister Practice, Courts, Solicitor Practice, Begum v Denbigh High School

Lawyer Refuses to Remove Veil Judge George Glossop adjourned Immigration Tribunal in Stoke when Shabnam Mughal refused to remove veil, seeking advice from Sir Henry Hodge, president of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT), decision will be guide to other courts 08.11.06 Times, Barrister Practice, Immigration, Solicitor Practice, Tribunals Service

BA in Dress Code Turmoil Airline says Nadia Eweida will have to work away from public if she insists on wearing a small but visible cross, but would 'consider seriously' allowing woman wearing niqab, a full veil, to deal with public 26.10.06 Daily Mail, Employment Law Links

Dress Me Down Students and staff at Imperial College are angry at dress code banning hijabs, hoodies and scarves that cover face, need to match face and ID, fear of animal rights activists as well as thieves and terrorists 23.11.05 Guardian, Animal Rights Links, Criminal Justice Links, Terror Links

French Dressing Controversial dress code banning 'religious symbols' (read: Muslim headscarves) is hailed success one year on 05.09.05 Times

High Ct Rejects Niqab in Class High Ct has dismissed case of 12-year old girl who wanted to wear full veil, niqab, in Buckinghamshire school 22.02.07 Independent, Education Law

School Niqab Ban Irrational Dan Squires argues to Justice Silber that ban on full veil by Buckinghamshire grammar is not rational, girl's sisters had achieved good A-level results wearing niqab throughout time at school, claim ban is breach of Art. 9 of HRA98, which guarantees right to religious expression Times Judge suggests intruders could use niqab, refers to Dunblane 09.02.07 Daily Mail, Education Law

Muslims Fund Anti-Niqab Case Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford (Meco) has offered to contribute to 'fighting fund' to help Buckinghamshire school defend decision to ban girls wearing niqab, full-face veil 05.02.07 Telegraph, Begum v Denbigh High School, Education Law

New Challenge to Muslim Dress Father of a girl at Wycombe High School in Buckinghamshire has applied for legal aid to apply for judicial review of decision by school to ban niqab, veil worn across face, Lords last year back Denbigh High in refusing to allow Jilbab 22.01.07 Telegraph, Begum v Denbigh High School, Education Law

Cross Must Be Worn Under Uniform Nadia Eweida has lost appeal on ruling that a small cross she wears as part of a necklace must be hidden under her uniform, denies religious discrimination, turbans and veils do not need to be hidden as this would be 'impractical' 21.11.06 Times, Aviation, Employment Law, Equality, Religious Discrimination

Cross Must Be Worn Under Uniform Nadia Eweida has lost appeal on ruling that a small cross she wears as part of a necklace must be hidden under her uniform, denies religious discrimination, turbans and veils do not need to be hidden as this would be 'impractical' 21.11.06 Aviation, Employment Law

Drawing Back the Veil Shabnam Mughal, immigration solicitor at The Law Partnership in Coventry, has been withdrawn from case in which her full-face veil became the centre of a row with the judge, George Glossop, who has also been withdrawn 14.11.06 Times, Immigration, Solicitor Practice

Azmi Obeyed Fatwa on Veil Teaching assistant dismissed for wearing veil in class, Aishah Azmi, had fatwa from mufti Yusuf Sacha, a Tablighi cleric at Dewsbury mosque used by two of London bombers, lawyer Nick Whittingham, manager at Kirklees law centre, plans appeal to ECHR 30.10.06 Times, Employment Law, Human Rights, Religious Discrimination, Begum v Denbigh High School

No Right to Veil, Tribunal Rules Employment Tribunal rules Dewsbury school free to suspend Aishah Azmi for wearing niqab, full veil, while teaching literacy, awarded her £1k for mishandling of case, rebuked ministers for interventions, appeals to EAT and ECHR likely 20.10.06 Guardian, Education Law, Employment Law, Equality, Religious Discrimination, Begum v Denbigh High School Links