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A PROTEST HAS been held outside the European Parliament’s offices in Dublin today.
The protest was organised by the Muslim Sisters of Éire and the European Network Against Racism outside the EU Parliament’s Dublin offices at 1pm.
The protest was in response by a European Court of Justice ruling that said that workplaces had the legal right to ban women from wearing hijabs to work.
This is allowed only if the company has a dress code in place against the wearing of any “any political, philosophical or religious sign”.
Rights groups including Amnesty International called the ruling “disappointing” and said that it would only encourage discrimination.
Amal Women’s Association, the Dublin based volunteer organisation representing Muslim women, said that the ruling went against EU values:
“We believe that living in the EU, a supposedly democratic open-minded place, we’d have the right to choose what we wear to work without the fear of prejudice and discrimination.”
One of their members, Nor Nasib, a Chartered Accountant, expressed how she is “disappointed and upset” by the ruling.
It’s hard enough getting professional work as accountant due to headscarf that I wear, I believe now this ruling will make Muslim women think twice before choosing to be themselves.
We have the right to wear what we want, this does not even affect our ability to work at all.
“It’s a form oppression not to be able to cover my body and have a profession. Covering or not doesn’t increase or change my ability to perform within a work environment,” says college student Ryma Halfaoui.
Solidarity-People Before Profit TD for Dublin West, Ruth Coppinger said that while the ruling said it encompasses all religious clothing, it is ‘in reality aimed at the hijab’ and would encourage Islamophobes, racists and the far-right throughout Europe.
Ruth Coppinger TD said “Just like Donald Trump claimed his travel ban wasn’t aimed at Muslims, so too the European Court of Justice claims this ruling isn’t aimed at them either. This ruling while in theory banning all religious clothing is in reality aimed at the Hijab and the Muslim community throughout Europe.
How likely is it that someone will be reprimanded at work for wearing a cross? This is clearly aimed at Muslims, but in particular Muslim women are endangered by it as they are more easily identifiable.
The European Court of Justice ruling came during a case taken by two Muslim women who were sacked from their jobs because they wore hijabs.
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Yeah, I’d be ordering the online edition I think.
Bodily fluids have no place on any printed media.
Except Hustler.
Bob you’re the reason I scrolled down to the comments!!
The Scratch ‘n’ Sniff STD campaign is going to be huge..
“To draw attention to the virus and the stigmas attached”
Or
To draw attention to their magazine?
Hmmmm!
I heard that HIV blood smells like horse blood!
Absolutely disgusting.
I’d rather be positive then have your negativity.!!.
Even if it was just ordinary blood it’s disgusting
You’d rather do both, bingy?
Surely its HIV neutralized blood then rather HIV positive
You’re not gonna get any clicks with a headline like that though
The virus does not in the open air. Still a creepy way to make a point.
Live* in the open air.
HIV is so hot right now
ESPECIALLY WITH IMMIGRATION AS IS TB?
Just No !
Strange but an eye opener none the less
More strange news from Germany.. a few days ago in Hamburg, Someone decided to build a brick wall on the metro, the bricks were kept together with strong adhesive glue. it took 12 hours to break down the wall. Damage’s were estimated at €10,000 (https://twitter.com/HVVStorungen/status/593108565809836032)
Weeeeeird!
It’s the in your face mentality that generates negativity.
This is sick and what about other diseases in blood?
Also killed by pastuerisation
Odd but anything that helps is welcome.
It’s got us talking all the way over here. Whatever your view, the awareness campaign’s obviously working.
Heck we’ve gone back a fair bit from the Bertie days when we were “the centre of Europe”
Glen it can live up to an hour outside the body.
24 I heard?
Nein danke. Queerocracy in the adcendent. Ffs what next?
Just wait till their looking for a substance to make a cream front cover and a bigger impact!!!
A splash do to speak!!!
Uuggghhh!
“So”
You could cook and eat a HIV positive person and not get it…
WTF Andy?
You’re right Andy. I don’t get it at all.
Great way to get people talking. HIV is a very manageable condition thanks to the advances in medicine but in many cases in Ireland it could have been avoidable if they didn’t have unprotected sex
I’m not just sure… I’m HIV positive
You told the joke wrong, you dope.
Not the first time this has happened, and won’t be the last. (People putting parts of themselves into magazines I mean).
In fact, Mark Gruenwald, a comic book writer for Marvel from the late 70′s all the way to the mid 90s, until his passing, requested his cremated ashes be used to print a comic book. And they were, mixed in with ink and used to print the Trade PaperBack of Squadron Supreme.
Other artists have used their own blood for sculptures, and one famously canned his own excrement, with each can selling for like 250000 grand a tin.
Guys, this is a cool idea BUT IT’S ALREADY BEEN DONE. A Lebanese magazine did this EXACT thing to commemorate the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. See the original “Printed in Blood” campaign here – eerily similar, no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4kcQdoKmQ
Guys, this is a cool idea – but it’s been done! A Lebanese magazine (Audio Kultur) did this to commemorate the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. See the original “Printed in Blood” campaign here. Eerily similar, no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4kcQdoKmQ
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