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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a verdict on Tuesday whereby employers can ban women from wearing headscarves and other religious symbols at workplaces. The verdict has been issued following a rather long series of legal disputes over women’s right to wear a headscarf at work. A statement issued by the court states that companies now have the right to ban religious, political or philosophical symbols according to their internal regulations and rules. The court’s decision is the first…