all the rage in Paris | muslim headgear banned at school and the fallout

Recently, France banned the wearing of supposedly all religious headgear in classrooms in Paris, where it hit especially hard with yes, Jewish students, but more than this, with Muslim students, many of whom felt that they in particular had been targeted by this new law that banned the wearing of religious jewelry and other items that could identify you as “different” – read, “not Catholic”.>>> More

this article orginarlly appeared at http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/10/25/150316.php