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Hijab
in France: Views & Actions
"It
seems preposterous: how can the clothing of schoolgirls become an issue of such
enormous symbolic weight that for 14 years it has been the touchstone of a
debate about the French constitution, about what it is to be French and how
France should "integrate" its 3.7 million Muslims - the largest Muslim
minority in Europe? (Significantly, France talks of integration, not
multi-culturalism.)" Madeleine
Bunting, the Guardian.
Since
French President Jacques Chirac has voiced his support for a report by a
government commission, which proposed a ban on conspicuous religious signs in
schools, many views have been expressed and many actions have been taken or
encouraged. Here we review these different stances, whether they have been on
islamonline.net or on other sources.
Hijab:
Discussing the Western Civil Rights.
IslamOnline.net
hosted a live dialogue about Hijab, trying to discuss the contradictions between
banning hijab and protecting Civil Rights. The live dialogue focused on the hot
current situation in France, as our guest was Dr. Fouad Olawi.
Dr.
Fouad Olawi, as Deputy Chairman of the French Council for the Muslim Religion
(CFCM) is responsible for the citizenship department in the Federation of
Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE). Dr. Olawi, a Frenchman of Moroccan
origin, received his PhD in Memory Psychology.
Click
here
to read the dialogue in full.
Chirac
supports ban on Hijab.
"However,
Hijab has more importance to Muslim women than mere signs. Is this not a crime
against religious freedom? What impact would this have on other European
countries?” Have
your say.
Campaigns
& Press releases:
Forum
of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (Femyso):
Stances
on the Issue:
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