Sat, Nov 21 2009
Problems connected to the wearing religious symbols in Bulgarian schools and universities remained unsolved, mediapool.bg reported.
The issue led to heated public debate in Bulgaria in the past several weeks after 110 Turkish decided to attend classes in Plovdiv medical university wearing headscarves. The provost forbade such practices.
Another case involved two students in a highschool in Smolyan who asked for permission to go to school wearing headscarves. The request was turned down as the school had uniforms.
Commission for Protection Against Discrimination decided that the rejection did not violate the rights of the two girls as all students had to wear the same uniform.
Education Minister Daniel Vulchev said that if needed, he would suggest law changes to forbid the wearing of all religious symbols at schools and universities.
People came to different opinions when asked if the issue should be solved through changes in law.
Mahinur Ozdemir becomes the first woman MP in Europe to wear a Muslim headscarf after being sworn in to the Brussels parliament, a day after Nicolas Sarkozy says headscarves have no place in France, while the Belgian city of Antwerp bans headscarves and other religious symbols in schools.
The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to court for delays in providing Sofia with adequate waste disposal facilities.
James Warlick is the spouse of Mary Warlick, director of the office of Russian affairs at the US state department, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to Serbia
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on November 20 2009 that the flu epidemic declared two weeks earlier is at an end as rates of infection decline. The announcement coincides with reports of two deaths from A (H1N1) flu in Bulgaria.
Acting on allegations by Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Ivan Kostov, prosecutors and Government officials are to probe deals by which Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan acquired various properties.
Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.