General Article An employer who bans all religious clothing at work is not one I’d want to work for

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The European Court of Justice ruled this week that employers can refuse to employ staff who insist on wearing headscarves – but the implications of the ruling are complex and do not necessarily constitute an attack on one particular faith.

By Janet Street-Porter

There is huge excitement in the world of fashion – finally, a beautiful woman who chooses to wear a headscarf for religious reasons has been signed by a top model agency. Halima Aden stars on the cover of a glossy magazine and appeared on the catwalk in Milan last month for Max Mara. Dressing modestly has become big business for the fashion industry, so you could accuse the company of cashing in – even Marks and Spencer have bowed to the trend and produced all-concealing swimwear. Dozens of top designers have rushed to make ‘modest’ versions of their collections for websites like themodist.com, a high-end site aimed at the wealthy Arab market, which is worth billions.

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