Abstract
In February 2004, the French National Assembly passed legislation banning conspicuous religious symbols in school. In March 2004, the law was overwhelmingly passed in the French Senate: all ostentatious forms of religious dress are now forbidden in French schools. Although the law bans all conspicuous religious dress, it is clear that the new law targets students wearing Islamic headscarves. When the law was first proposed, many French Sikhs believed that their children would not be affected because, as one father explained, Sikhs had “never posed a problem”. Even so, headscarves, yarmulkes, turbans, and large crosses are prohibited in public schools.
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