Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:48:10 +0200Ombudswoman’s defence of hijab sparks heated debate in the Czech Republichttps://english.radio.cz/ombudswomans-defence-hijab-sparks-heated-debate-czech-republic-8285634© 2026 Radio Prague International Czech Ombudswoman Anna Šabatová has stirred heated debate on the Czech political scene by standing up for two students who were banned from wearing headscarves at a medical school in Prague. Politicians across the political spectrum as well as President Miloš Zeman have criticized her move, arguing that foreigners should respect Czech cultural traditions. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/muslimka_satek.jpg?timestamp=1591148481 Ombudswoman’s defence of hijab sparks heated debate in the Czech Republic https://english.radio.cz/ombudswomans-defence-hijab-sparks-heated-debate-czech-republic-8285634 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9