Religious minorities

For Orthodox Jewish women, tzniut, or modesty, involves wearing shirts that cover the collar bone and have three-quarter sleeves past the elbows.

"It is clear that this announcement is explicitly opposed to the laws of the country," wrote a Zoroastrian member of Iran's Parliament.

The new law does not erode a single right or protection of any minority. It actually reaffirms Israel’s commitment to minority groups.

Shabbat Team says it has fielded dozens of complaints in recent years by religious sportsmen in different fields who have found it impossible to compete.

So the question arises as to whether the nation-state bill is essentially just a declaration, and what – if any – problems does it generate?

There are not enough jobs within yeshivot for haredim who want to become teachers and rabbis. Often the jobs that are available – even as a cashier in a neighborhood store – require outside contact.

Haredi MKs vow legislative override.

De la difficulté des minorités religieuses en pays musulmans