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Banning the Veil

In what most scholars believe to be a reaction to the increased number of Muslims relocating to France after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the French Government decided to place a ban on “conspicuous signs” of religious affiliations in pre-college public schools on March 15th, 2004. Although the French government instituted a ban on all noticeable religious symbols (such as Jewish skullcaps, large Christian Crosses, Muslim Turbans, etc…) that “conspicuously manifest students’ religious affiliations,” the press dubbed the provision as “The Law against the Veil.” In Joan Scott’s novel, Politics of the Veil, she believed French legislators used the ban as means to secure nationalism rather than eliminate the fear of terror and unjustly introduced a law without considering Islamic tradition. The veil was viewed as a form of (gender) nonconformity, making it evident that the French government’s choice was in accordance with traditional Western thought regarding which gender and sexuality norms should be upheld by women in Western society.

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Banning the Veil: A Western Train of Thought In what most scholars believe to be a reaction to the increased number of Muslims relocating to France after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the French Government decided to place a ban on “conspicuous signs” of religious affiliations in pre-college public schools on March 15th, 2004. Although the French government ...
... may create cultural norms of what women are supposed to wear or how to look, it cannot force or mandate anyone to dress a certain way or hide there sexuality. Western thought values the protection of free choice and gender equality at a higher standard than any religious freedoms or practices that cause civil unrest in there society.

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