France Enforcing Ban on Religious Symbols in Public Schools
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French authorities say at least six Muslim schoolgirls have been expelled this week for defying the country&#39;s new ban on conspicuous religious symbols in the classroom by wearing Islamic headscarves.
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Schools in England are given religious teaching guidelines aimed at promoting "understanding and respect".
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PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France&#39;s bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.
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A French court will rule on whether a new law bans three Sikh boys from wearing the under-turban to school.
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A move to lift a ban on young women students wearing headscarves at universities has renewed the battle between secularists and the government
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The German state of Bavaria is the latest federal states to ban Muslim school teachers from wearing headscarves.
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Three Sikh boys are expelled from school in France under a law banning religious headgear in schools.
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Chocolate figures of a popular saint are recalled from schools in France for breaching the country's religious symbols law.
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PARIS French Muslims are not blaming their government for the recent kidnapping of two journalists in Iraq. The Islamic militants who seized the reporters two weeks ago are demanding that France repeal its ban on headscarves in schools.
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Franceâs new law banning Islamic headscarves in schools - a bold effort to rein in Muslim fundamentalism â-pparently passed its first test today, the start of the school year.
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France will not revoke a law banning Islamic head scarves in public schools despite demands by an Iraqi group holding two French journalists hostage, the government spokesman said Monday.
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Some 100 to 120 girls have defied a new law banning Islamic head scarves in classrooms and are in talks with school officials trying to convince them to remove the head coverings, Education Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday.
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The French government has confirmed that the ban on Muslim headscarves will be applied on Thursday when school resumes, despite the kidnapping of two journalists in Iraq.
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A ban on a teenage girl wearing a 'purity ring' was attacked at the high court as an 'unlawful interference' with her right to express her Christian faith.
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French are divided over the nationwide ban on smoking in public places that goes into effect on Thursday
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France's tiny Sikh community has fallen victim to a new law banning religious symbols from schools, with at least five Sikh students barred from classrooms for refusing to remove their turbans, officials said.
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MULHOUSE, France, Oct 20  - Three more Muslim schoolgirls were expelled in France Wednesday for flouting a controversial law on the wearing of religious insignia in schools.