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The state of Berlin has been ordered to pay a Muslim teacher €6,900 after it rejected her job application on the grounds that she wore a head scarf.
The Berlin labour court ordered the state to pay the woman the equivalent of two months' salary. A second case of a teacher whom the state rejected because of her head scarf is also currently being considered by the court.
Both women had applied for positions at Berlin schools, but were told during job interviews that they would not be permitted to wear head scarves at work. According to the state of Berlin's neutrality law, state employees are not allowed to display religious symbols while in their place of employment.