A muslim girl living in Germany (or elsewhere, I guess) cannot enjoy a school excursion if it's more than 50 miles away from her home. The fatwa in this article explains you why:
In another regional case, the judges had to decide whether a class excursion was mandatory for a Muslim girl. In their ruling of 2002, they parroted the language of a fatwa issued two years previously. The former chairman of the Islamic Religious Community in Hesse had stipulated that a Muslim woman not accompanied by a mahram, a male blood relative, must not stray more than 50 miles from her home - because this is the distance a caravan of camels can travel in 24 hours.And given that German autobahns are not suitable for camels, a brother should accompany her. You may wonder why? Here it is:
Given her fear of losing her headscarf or violating other religious laws, the schoolgirl's condition, they argued, was comparable to that of a "partially mentally handicapped person."You've got to be kidding.
Via Eurabian News
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