R v Headteacher and Governors of Denbigh High School, ex p Begum
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R v Headteacher and Governors of Denbigh High School, ex p Begum
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R (Begum) v Governors of Denbigh High School [2006] is a House of Lords case on the legal regulation of religious symbols and dress under the Human Rights Act 1998. The case involved Shabina Begum, a Muslim pupil at Denbigh High School in Luton, UK, who sued her school. Begum opposed the schools requirement that she wear the shalwar kameez-style Denbigh school uniform instead of a longer, looser Muslim gown, on the grounds that the uniform was not compliant with Sharia law. Begum lost her case i
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United Kingdom law case about restrictions on religious dress
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Headteacher_and_Governors_of_Denbigh_High_School,_ex_p_Begum
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2023-07-05T05:34:51Z
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