France stands firm on scarf ban

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Series Details 8.7.04
Publication Date 08/07/2004
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France's education minister, Francois Fillon, has vowed that a ban on Islamic headscarves and other religious symbols in state schools will be enforced when the new term starts in September 2004. He cited the French ideal of a state that is completely independent of religion.

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