Sunday, May 17, 2009

Danish Muslims were obliged to show a person bus overseers.

Danish authorities were obliged to open up the passengers of buses at the time of the person presenting the ticket with a photo of the Comptroller, AFP reported on 13 May with reference to the transport company Arriva. In particular, it refers to Muslim women who wear hats covering the face.
The decision was taken after several cases where drivers refused to let in the women's coaches in nikabah, leaving only a narrow slit for the eyes. All bus companies have agreed on common rules for Denmark: now passenger who refused to show a person would have to buy a new ticket.
The same system of identifying the owners of travel will be applied on some train lines.
In 2008, the 20-year-old woman from Sweden, which was forced to withdraw from the bus company Arriva, since refused to remove the hijab, otsudila compensation of more than four thousand dollars. In April of 2009 as a result of a similar conflict in Denmark was fired bus driver.

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