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Top French Court Upholds Ban On Women Football Players Wearing Hijab
France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves, after the issue was seized on by politicians claiming secularism was at risk.
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French Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight "Islamist Separatism"
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a law to battle "Islamist separatism" that is billed by the government as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine the secular state.
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Islam Can Co-Exist With French Values: Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande said that Islam could co-exist with secularism, warning in a key speech seen as preparing the ground for a re-election bid that the anti-terror fight should not undermine French values.
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After Burkini Row, France's Interior Minister Meets Muslim Leaders, Experts
France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders today to discuss a French-style Islam that honours the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns and after terror attacks that also stigmatized Muslims.
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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French Muslims Have Both Rights, Responsibilities: Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande says France's millions of Muslims should be protected and respected and in turn they should also respect the nation's strict secular policies.
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Faith, politics clash over Muslim-run women's gym in France
A pink and orange all-women's gym has become an unlikely focus of a very French row over Muslim integration, secularism and what some view as blatant populism in the run-up to France's municipal elections.
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Top French Court Upholds Ban On Women Football Players Wearing Hijab
France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves, after the issue was seized on by politicians claiming secularism was at risk.
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French Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight "Islamist Separatism"
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a law to battle "Islamist separatism" that is billed by the government as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine the secular state.
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Islam Can Co-Exist With French Values: Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande said that Islam could co-exist with secularism, warning in a key speech seen as preparing the ground for a re-election bid that the anti-terror fight should not undermine French values.
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After Burkini Row, France's Interior Minister Meets Muslim Leaders, Experts
France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders today to discuss a French-style Islam that honours the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns and after terror attacks that also stigmatized Muslims.
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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French Muslims Have Both Rights, Responsibilities: Francois Hollande
President Francois Hollande says France's millions of Muslims should be protected and respected and in turn they should also respect the nation's strict secular policies.
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Faith, politics clash over Muslim-run women's gym in France
A pink and orange all-women's gym has become an unlikely focus of a very French row over Muslim integration, secularism and what some view as blatant populism in the run-up to France's municipal elections.
