France in bid to ban the hijab
Apr 21, 2021
3 minutes
CHARLENE SOMDUTH charlene.somduth@inl.co.za
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THE French senate has proposed banning the wearing of the hijab for girls under the age of 18 and for mothers accompanying their children to swimming pools or on school trips. According to Euronews, the proposals need the approval of France’s National Assembly before it is passed into law.
The proposals came as France attempted to introduce a so-called anti-separatism law which aimed to bolster the country’s secular values, said the report.
President Emmanuel Macron previously said the hijab was not in accordance with French ideals and a ban on
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