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Sarkozy's New Diplomacy: A Reassessment Of The Third Rift In Franco-American Relations, David Drake
Sarkozy's New Diplomacy: A Reassessment Of The Third Rift In Franco-American Relations, David Drake
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
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Pulling Back The Veil: The Hijab Ban And The Evolution Of French Nationalism, Meghan Henkel
Pulling Back The Veil: The Hijab Ban And The Evolution Of French Nationalism, Meghan Henkel
CMC Senior Theses
In 2004, a French law went into effect banning girls in state sponsored schools from wearing the hijab, a Muslim head covering. While the law also banned the Jewish kippa and large cross necklaces from being worn in public schools, the hijab took center stage in what became a worldwide media frenzy. The ban of the hijab as well as more recent laws that banned full face veils in all public spaces and a ban on Muslim prayer being performed in the street show a growing divide in the French populace. This thesis argues that these recent laws, as well …