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  2. French ban on face covering - Wikipedia

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    The French ban on face covering [a] is the result of an act of parliament passed in 2010 banning the wearing of face-covering headgear, including masks, helmets, balaclavas, niqābs and other veils covering the face, and full body costumes and zentais (skin-tight garments covering entire body) in public places, except under specified circumstances.

  3. Islamic scarf controversy in France - Wikipedia

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    In France, there is an ongoing social, political, and legal debate concerning the wearing of the hijab and other forms of Islamic coverings in public. The cultural framework of the controversy can be traced to France's history of colonization in North Africa, [1] but escalated into a significant public debate in 1989 when three girls were suspended from school for refusing to remove their ...

  4. Head covering for Christian women - Wikipedia

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    Christian head covering, also known as Christian veiling, is the traditional practice of women covering their head in a variety of Christian denominations.Some Christian women wear the head covering in public worship and during private prayer at home, [1] [2] [3] while others (esp. Conservative Anabaptists) believe women should wear head coverings at all times. [4]

  5. Hijab and burka controversies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    In France and Turkey, the emphasis is on the secular nature of the state, and the symbolic nature of the Islamic dress, and bans apply at state institutions (courts, civil service) and in state-funded education (in France, while the law forbidding the veil applies to students attending publicly funded primary schools and high schools, it does not refer to universities; applicable legislation ...

  6. France Veil Ban Will Apply to Tourists - AOL

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    Ed Yourdon, flickr French President Nicolas Sarkozy's push for an all-out ban on full-face Islamic veils will affect tourists visiting the country, France Veil Ban Will Apply to Tourists Skip to ...

  7. Freedom of religion in France - Wikipedia

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    The ban also applies to the burqa, a full-body covering, if it covers the face. [24] It was reported that a set of rules including a ban on religious signs or symbols at civil marriages was introduced in the 9th and 10th arrondissements of Marseille. The mayor-council of Marseille did not support the ban. [25] [26]

  8. French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in ...

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    The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (e.g., government-operated) primary and secondary schools. The law is an amendment to the French Code of Education that expands principles founded in existing French law, especially the constitutional requirement ...

  9. Isabelle Adjani: See the French sex symbol then and now

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    The French actress made a splash in the early 1970s, and by the age of 19, she became the youngest woman ever nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. (She held the record for three decades!)

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