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Your employer may forbid you to wear a headscarf, the judge ruled again this month. Such a ban is allowed if neutrality is important for the work. The ruling poses a problem for some women in the Netherlands. Like Sarah. Her dream job remains out of reach for the time being, because she is proud of her headscarf. For her, the hijab (headscarf) is an expression of faith, for others it is a symbol of oppression. One in twenty women in the Netherlands is Muslim, but not all of them wear a headscarf. Taking off your headscarf permanently can also have consequences. Halima fled to the Netherlands out of fear for her family and is - still - threatened because she no longer wears a headscarf. In this video: three women who wear their headscarf with pride and two women who have taken it off. What is it like to wear a headscarf? And what are the consequences if you no longer wear it? #headscarf #islam #hijab