Switzerland: Muslim pupils must shake hands – ‘no ifs and buts’ – IOTW Report

Switzerland: Muslim pupils must shake hands – ‘no ifs and buts’

NewEnglishReview: A school in the canton of Basel-Country has rejected the appeal of a Muslim schoolboy who refused to shake hands with his female teachers for religious reasons.

The boy was one of two teenage brothers at a high school in Therwil who caused a nationwide furore earlier this year when they said shaking hands with female teachers went against their religion, which forbids physical contact with a member of the opposite sex who isn’t family.

In an attempt to find a compromise but avoid discrimination against women, the school initially agreed to exempt the boys from shaking hands with all teachers, regardless of gender.  MORE

8 Comments on Switzerland: Muslim pupils must shake hands – ‘no ifs and buts’

  1. It’s called “assimilation”, goat fucker. You would expect it, nay, DEMAND it, of anyone who moved into your country (hah! as if!). If you don’t want to follow the culture of your new host country, you’re more than welcome to go back to whatever hell hole you originated from. You, your siblings, your parents, and all the rest of your inbred relatives.

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