International Hijab Solidarity Day in London 
More than 400 people demonstrate outside the French embassy in London against banning the Islamic headscarf or hijab in French state schools, Saturday, September 4, 2004. The protests, billed as "International Hijab Solidarity Day," were peaceful and police reported no incidences of violence. The rally came two days after the start of the academic year in France, which has banned the wearing of the hijab or any other overt religious symbols in state schools.