EU: 53% oppose headscarves in schools

EU: 53% oppose headscarves in schools

The question seems to be about veils, and I'm not sure whether they're specifying they're talking about headscarves.


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Just over half of Europeans surveyed opposed allowing Islamic headscarves in schools but backed the presence of crucifixes in classrooms, according to a Spanish study obtained by AFP Wednesday.


A total 52.6 per cent of those polled in 12 European Union member states along were "opposed" or "totally opposed" to the use of the garment in schools, according to the study carried out by the research department of BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank.


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The BBVA study polled 1,500 people in 12 EU member states - Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden - as well as in Switzerland and Turkey on a variety of issues.




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The full survey is available here (in PDF)

The question that is making headlines asks if you'll allow a veil, kippah or crucifix in educational centers (schools, universities etc).


Belgium, Greece, France, Germany, Bulgaria and Switzerland have a majority opposing the headscarf in school. Besides Switzerland, those countries also have a majority opposing the Jewish kippah in school. Bulgaria and Turkey are the only countries where a majority opposes the crucifix in school.

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The graph is pretty self-explanatory. Green = agree/totally agree, Pink - don't agree/don't oppose, Red - oppose/totally oppose

Support/Opposition for the veil by country:
EU - 26.4% / 52.6%
Denmark - 56.5% / 28.1%
Sweden - 46.5% / 37.0%
Poland - 40.8% / 25.6%
UK - 35.9% / 45.7%
Italy - 30.2% / 44.0%
Spain - 28.1% / 49.6%
Portugal - 25.6% / 41.6%
Belgium - 24.3% / 59.5%
Greece - 18.9% / 59.7%
France - 16.6% / 68.7%
Germany - 15.0% / 66.3%
Bulgaria - 5% / 84.3%

Switzerland - 9.3% / 60.4%
Turkey - 43.6% / 39.9%