Muslims march worldwide against French headscarf ban

WAVING the French flag or wearing it as a head scarf, thousands of Muslim women marched worldwide this weekend in a protest against France’s plan to ban head coverings from public schools.

"Where is France? Where is tolerance?" the crowd chanted during the biggest demonstration a four-hour march through Paris. "The veil is my choice."

The protesters want to scrap a bill to go before French lawmakers next month forbidding "conspicuous" religious signs, including Islamic head scarves, Jewish skull caps and large Christian crosses, in public schools. Easy passage is expected, and the law is to become applicable with the new school year in September.