# Austria’s under-14 headscarf ban faces first test as schools reopen

https://mins.news/en/item/48118

- Reuters, 2026-09-07 09:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/austrian-headscarf-ban-under-14s-faces-first-test-schools-reopen-2026-09-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9e7f6fabedf1000171bd2e

> Austria’s ban on headscarves for girls under 14 faces its first test as schools reopen on Monday in Vienna and other states. Groups including the country’s main Muslim organisation have denounced the measure as discriminatory, and legal challenges are expected.

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