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And Now, This
15 October 2003
France, lately indistinguishable from Saudi Arabia to many Americans, is considering banning the hijab from public schools. The idea gained steam when two girls were expelled from a suburban high school for wearing their veils, which the school termed “clothing of an ostentatious nature.” The Muslim girls’ father, Laurent Levy – yes, he’s Jewish – denounced the expulsion as “anti-secular.” And leading the charge for the rights of religion in French schools? The Revolutionary Communist League. Hadi Yahmed sorts it out for Islam Online.

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