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La Laïcité
In an effort to integrate Muslims into French society, French President Jacques Chirac agreed Wednesday with the recommendation by a presidential commission and banned the wearing of Muslim headscarves in public schools.
The new law also prohibits other conspicuous religious symbols, including Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses. ...
French President Jacques Chirac, who in the past has made clear his opposition to headscarves in the classroom. ...
Bernard Stasi who is heading the commission said the commissions was not discriminating against Frances Muslim community but sought to give all religions a more equal footing. The panel recommended a ban from classrooms of all "obvious" political and religious symbols including Islamic headscarves, Jewish skullcap and large Christian crucifixes. ... Although a majority of French politicians were said to have favoured the ban on the display of religious symbols in public schools, a French member of the European Parliament, Francois Zimeray, said he disagreed. ...
Headscarves are already forbidden for people working in the public sector, but that rule — which is not a law — is occasionally broken. ... The National Front strongly supported the ban on the headscarves and said it would campaign against any state recognition of Islamic or Jewish holidays. ...
On a state visit to Tunisia, President Chirac told a group of high school students that wearing a veil in France was seen as "a sort of aggression.
Approximate Word count = 1047
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