Culture clash in Switzerland: two conservative Muslim boys refuse to shake hands with female teachers, but Swiss custom is for students to shake their teachers’ hands at the start and end of classes. So, the school took the case to a judge, who ruled that the school has the right to compel students to shake their teachers’ hands, regardless of the students’ religious preferences. If a student refuses, his family could be fined up to $5,000.

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The boys say they cannot shake hands with a woman who is not related to them. The Swiss say they are in their country, so they need to follow Swiss customs if they want to settle there.

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