Professora estagiária com véu islâmico afastada de dar aulas

Licenciée en vertu du principe de laïcité. L'académie de Toulouse a exclu vendredi une enseigante stagiaire qui refusait de retirer son voile islamique pour faire la classe à des élèves de primaire. Cette exclusion est définitive et revient à un licenciement, confirme le rectorat. Le principe de laïcité est affirmé par l'article premier de la Constitution. Le «principe de neutralité s'impose aux agents publics dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions et leur interdit d'exprimer, de matérialiser, d'extérioriser leurs croyances religieuses», rappelle le recteur.
La jeune femme, dont l'identité n'a pas été révélée, n'a manifesté aucune intention de contester cette décision. Si elle change d'avis, elle dispose de deux mois pour formuler un recours devant le tribunal administratif. L'intéressée a accepté le verdict de l'académie de Toulouse «avec beaucoup de dignité et de responsabilité», témoigne le directeur de la communication du rectorat, Michel Montredon. «Elle n'a montré aucune volonté de monter cette affaire en épingle, elle savait ce que sa décision impliquait dans sa vie professionnelle et publique».

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Piscina separada par mulheres criada na Universidade George Washington

Colleges strive to create welcoming, inclusive communities for students from every background. But a new effort at George Washington University has scores of critics and supporters abuzz with heated comments that continue to pour in on various blogs and news articles.

At the request of the university's Muslim Students' Association, George Washington began offering a once-weekly, female-only swim hour in March. But it only recently turned into an online debate over issues of religious and sexual discrimination and - though not always explicitly - racism, spurred by an article in the student newspaper, The GW Hatchet. [...].

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Bairros de cristãos em Bagdade atacados

A series of bombings and mortar attacks targeting Christian areas has killed at least three people in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, security sources say.

Six districts with strong Christian majorities were hit, and at least 24 people have been injured.
The attacks come days after more than 40 people died when Islamist militants seized a Catholic cathedral.
The violence comes as top-level talks on resolving the country's political crisis ended without agreement.
Iraq's political leaders have been negotiating on forming a new government since inconclusive elections in March. [...]

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Cristãos ‘são agora alvos legítimos‘ no Iraque

A Al-Qaida no Iraque advertiu hoje que os cristãos são agora "alvos legítimos", depois de expirado o ultimato dado à Igreja Copta no Egipto para libertar duas mulheres, segundo o centro norte-americano de vigilância de sites islamistas (SITE).
O Estado Islâmico do Iraque (ISI), grupo ligado à rede terrorista Al-Qaida, reivindicou, no domingo, o ataque a uma igreja siríaca católica, em Bagdad, e deu 48 horas à Igreja Copta do Egipto para libertar duas cristãs que se converteram ao Islão e estão "detidas em mosteiros" no Egipto.
"O ultimato acordado à Igreja copta no Egipto muçulmano para libertar as nossas irmãs expirou", refere um comunicado da al-Qaida no Iraque. [...]

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A Turquia necessita de levantar as restrições aos cristãos ortodoxos

As Turkey celebrates its Independence Day on Oct. 29, Christians living there probably won’t be partaking in any celebratory parties.
Despite recent reforms in the country, human rights and the protection of religious minorities still require significant improvement.
One body that is continually being persecuted is the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, present-day Istanbul.
This 1,700 year old living institution is the Mother Church of Christianity headed by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew who shepherds the spiritual needs of the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians.
Alas, the problems faced by the Patriarchate are plenty. Turkey, for example, does not recognize the “Ecumenical” title – an ecclesiastical designation instituted in the year 586. Belittlingly, Turkey refers to Bartholomew as the “Phanar Patriarch” after the district in Istanbul where he is headquartered, despite all other foreign leaders acknowledging his ecumenical status.
Hardline nationalists fear that by accepting this title the door will open for the Patriarchate to seek sovereign status like the Pope in Rome. This fear though is baseless, ignoring not only how Orthodoxy is actually administered but also the preachings of Patriarch Bartholomew who has unequivocally stated that “becoming a second Vatican is not in keeping with the Orthodox Church’s principles.”

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