Silence after the storm
‘A working woman wearing a veil is actually a role model’'
8 min06-02-2024
Text Katrien Verreyken
Image Sarah Van Looy
In short
- The Antwerp University Association (AUHA) recently called upon companies to discontinue – where applicable – their bans on wearing religious symbols.
- Some students with headscarves are having trouble finding an internship.
- All too often the ban is an unnecessary, disproportionate form of freedom restriction. Pragmatism is required in this context.