{"id":3883,"date":"2017-03-05T08:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/3883-german-school-bans-muslim-students-from-provocative-praying-sparks-heated-debate\/"},"modified":"2017-03-05T08:01:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T08:01:45","slug":"german-school-bans-muslim-students-from-provocative-praying-sparks-heated-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/3883-german-school-bans-muslim-students-from-provocative-praying-sparks-heated-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"German school bans Muslim students from \u2018provocative\u2019 praying, sparks heated debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A German school has asked its teachers to report Muslim students who are found praying, with authorities branding the practice \u201cprovocative.\u201d The move sparked debate on social media \u2013 some users say the country lies about religious freedom.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>A German school has asked its teachers to report Muslim students who are found praying, with authorities branding the practice \u201cprovocative.\u201d The move sparked debate on social media \u2013 some users say the country lies about religious freedom.<\/h4>\n<h4>The incident took place in Gymnasium Johannes Rau in the city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia state, and was first reported by Der Westen newspaper.<\/h4>\n<h4>The staff was asked to \u201cidentify the names\u201d and \u201creport\u201d them to the school administration. 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