![Hijab with floral print and silvery rhinestones, 1990–2005.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/hidschab-300x225.jpg)
Whose freedom?
At one time the Muslim headscarf was a frequent source of heated debate. It can be seen as a barometer to gauge changing views of religious freedom.
![Evolution of the religious landscape in Switzerland 1970–2000.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/statistik-religion-schweiz-de-300x105.jpg)
![Page 3 of the Walliser Bote of 20.11.1997.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/grigo-4-lehrerin-1997-walliser-bote-300x247.jpg)
Report on Swiss voters agreeing to the "burqa ban" in March 2021. YouTube / Reuters
![Tourism poster for Arosa, 1957.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/tourismusplakat-arosa-187x300.jpg)
Every person has the right to choose freely their religion or their philosophical convictions, and to profess them alone or in community with others.