Court Backs Swiss That Muslim Girls Must Attend Swim Class

A European court has rejected an appeal by a Turkish-born couple who were fined in Switzerland for keeping their daughters out of mixed-gender, mandatory public school swimming lessons for reasons linked to their Muslim faith

The European Court of Human Rights announced a summary of the ruling on Tuesday. The decision upheld a Swiss federal court ruling that education officials hadn't violated the family's rights of freedom of conscience and religion in the case in Basel dating to 2008.

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