Many European countries have fought many religious wars, and Germany is no exception. Germany is trying to uphold the principal of separation of church and state by banning teachers from wearing headscarves in school. Teachers are forbidden from wearing headscarves under the German Civil Service Act. Muslim German teachers have the freedom to practice their religion in private, not in public schools.

Germany is a democracy. Article 4 of the German Constitution states that "The undisturbed practice of religion shall be guaranteed." This means that Muslim German teachers have the right to practice their religion by wearing headscarves.