فرنسا: وزير التعليم: على الأمهات خلع حجابهن لمرافقة الطلاب بالرحلات

طالب وزير التعليم الفرنسي "لوك شاتيل" المسلمات بـ"فرنسا" بخلع حجابهن إذا ما أردن مرافقة أولادهن بالرحلات المدرسية، في خطوة اعتُبرت مزيد من التضييق على الحرية الدينية للمسلمين، وخاصة في ظل تفعيل قانون حظر النقاب المرتقب 11 إبريل القادم.

وقد أشارت الأوساط الإعلامية الغربية إلى أن ذلك المطلب التمييزي - الذي صدر تحت مزاعم حماية العلمانية والحيادية في المؤسسات التعليمية في ظل تفعيل قانون حظر الشعائر الدينية بالمدارس لعام 2004 - يأتي في إطار استغلال الأحزاب اليمينية ورقة العلمانية والتصدي للشعائر الإسلامية لتحقيق مكاسب في الانتخابات الرئاسية القادمة لعام 2012. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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ISLAM: FRANCE, VEILS BANNED FOR MOTHERS ON SCHOOLS TRIPS

The law on the burqa that is about to take effect, which will ban full veils in public places starting on April 11 both for French and foreign citizens including tourists, is not sufficient.

Education Minister Luc Chatel has weighed in to complicate the lives of Muslim women in France even more, in addition to the debate on Islam before the 2012 presidential election, which is being hijacked by the far right with increasing frequency. In an excessively zealous application, in the name of secularism, of the old 2004 law that bans "any symbol that displays one's religion" in schools, he has asked Muslim moms who want to accompany their children on field trips to leave their veils at home, whether they be the full version or simple headscarves.

In the name of the principle of neutrality, which is essential in public and secular schools: in such a way the minister has justified the measure, which came as a response to an appeal made by parents from a school in Pantin, in the Parisian suburbs, who are against the decision by the principal - equally as zealous - not to allow a mother attend a school trip because she refused to remove her headscarf. According to Chatel, this is an extremely relevant issue in light of the debate on April 5, which will officially be focused on secularism, but according to the initial intentions of President Sarkozy was supposed to allow people to reflect about Islam without taboo. Fourteen months before the presidential elections, the topic seems to be dangerous even in right-wing circles, leading to an about-face. Therefore they will discuss secularism, which led to the anti-burqa law passed in October following heated debates. The burqa ban was published today in the Official Gazette and will go into effect on April 11.

The words 'burqa', which covers the entire face of Muslim women, or 'niqab', which leaves a slit for the eyes, will not be mentioned on the posters of the informational campaign launched today, and have been left out in favour of a more politically correct formula: "in public spaces, no one can wear anything to cover their face". The law that affects about 3,000 Muslims in France out of a community of about 6 million introduces a fine of up to 150 euros and a civic education course for any violations. Law enforcement officials "will keep watch with serenity" to make sure the law is respected in restaurants, theatres, public offices, schools, hospitals, courthouses and on public transport, explained the prime minister's office, which opted for a soft campaign limited to 100,000 posters, 400,000 leaflets and a website. "Experience the Republic out in the open!", reads one of the posters, which portrays Marianne - an allegorical figure of the French republic, wearing a Phrygian cap like the one from the Third Republic.