France to review headscarf ban

French MPs were today set to review a bill banning Islamic headscarves in public schools.

Tue, 03 Feb, 2004 - 09:26

French MPs were today set to review a bill banning Islamic headscarves in public schools.

The bill to ban “conspicuous” religious symbols in public schools is composed of only three brief measures, but some 140 MPs in the National Assembly, the lower house, have signed up for the debate.

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