French Headscarve Ban Goes Into Effect

• September 2, 2004

The French are pushing ahead with their ban on headscarves in public schools.

PARIS – Millions of French students returned to school Thursday as a new law banning Islamic head scarves from classrooms goes into effect amid demands by Islamic radicals holding two French hostages in Iraq that the law be scrapped…
A Wednesday night deadline passed with no word of the fate the journalists Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot, who disappeared Aug. 19 on their way from Baghdad to the southern city of Najaf. The French government has refused to cede to their demand to scrap the law.

How pathetic is it that two human lives hang in the balance over something as silly as a ban on headscarves in public schools? I hate to say that I agree with terrorists and I certainly do not mean to condone their tactics, but that headscarves ban is stupid legislation.
Anti-war activists accuse America of starting a “racist” war in Iraq. Meanwhile France bans cultural headware in schools. Yet somehow France is championed by the left as a bastion of good-sense.
It doesn’t make any sense to me.

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http://Array Seth Yantiss

Could not agree more!!!

How sad is it that the Terrorist are so cowardly as to take hostages to change something that should be broached through law or elected officials. They must feel very desperate in their faith to have taken this approach to a very inconsequential problem like this.
http://stix1972.blogspot.com/ Stix

I totally agree. What is so wrong to wear a headscarf. It is an absolutely ignorant and racist law.
J-Ness

Perhaps the French are trying to make up for the fact we found their weapons arsenal stashed in the Iraq desert when we first invaded the country in the search for Osama after he pulled that sucker punch on our turf.

Hopefully this is something they nationally feel rather than some kind of ploy. Then again, it could just be an educational standard: they do not allow the head to be covered by any form of head covering (i.e. baseball hat, cowboy hat) once in the facility.

BTW (by the way), you do not see Christians holding people hostage whenever the Bible cannot be read in school. Or when the government threatens to remove "Under God" from the pledge.

Do you?? Think about that!

(Flippin terrorists. Heh.)
Seth Yantiss

On the other hand, most schools have a dress code. The dress code in many US schools does not allow for kids to wear T-Shirts… with the flag on them… or the Cross… or "pro abortion"… or Pro-Satan… or whatever. No T's…

If they have a dress code that requires no hats in school… they EVERYONE needs to abide by that while they are in class.

If I have a religious belief that says I must wear nothing but a THONG… most schools would not allow that either.

Thankfully
Seth Yantiss

I see what you are saying… but once they took hostages… there really could not be any other stand to take…

I do not know if France has a nation wide dress code for schools… one would tend to doubt it… but perhaps. If they do, then it applies for all… otherwise what's the point.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

The have a nationwide policy on headscarves in the classroom anyway.

I don't think France should back down to the terrorists. That sends the wrong message. Namely, that terrorism works.

But how sad is it to be in a situation like this over a headscarve ban?
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

You've got a point Seth, but the point I'm trying to make is that dress code shouldn't be a national law. Let school administrators handle dress codes on a school-by-school, case-by-case basis.

For instance, if I were a principal I would have no problem letting a student wear a headscarve in class because such attire was in keeping with their culture. As long as it wasn't disruptive to class, who cares?
David Raimo

I think that France shouldn't have made this law in the first place. France has an estimated 5 million muslims within it's borders, the most in Western Europe. It's just another way for the government to take control in our personal lives. I know there is seperation between church and state, but does someone actually become offended by someone of a different religion? I mean I suppose it might be annoying if you couldn't see the board becouse of someone's hat but come on people, find a different seat. It's not like were two years old here….play nice with the other children.
Lindsay

What is the dresscode inj France! What can be worn and what can't does anybody know? Can they help me please!
I don't agree with the Head scarves either though!

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