Austria bans girls under 14 from wearing the hijab

Austria bans girls under 14 from wearing the hijab

In Austria, girls under the age of 14 from autumn are not allowed to wrap peat. Action may be taken against those who do not follow the rule. Claudia Plakolm, the minister of Youth Affairs, argued that the decision was not made as a religious restriction, but to make children free to fit their age. "Islam also does not have a requirement to wrap peat until the age of 14. For this reason, girls should be free from such an obligation at this age,” he said.n Austria, girls under the age of 14 from autumn are not allowed to wrap peat. Action may be taken against those who do not follow the rule. .