{"id":121118,"date":"2025-05-22T00:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121118\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:05:09","slug":"france-plans-to-ban-children-wearing-muslim-headscarves-in-bid-to-tackle-political-islamism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121118\/","title":{"rendered":"France plans to BAN children wearing Muslim headscarves in bid to tackle ‘political Islamism’"},"content":{"rendered":"

French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party has announced plans to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public spaces.<\/p>\n

The Renaissance party said the hijab “seriously undermines gender equality and the protection of children”.<\/p>\n

The proposal comes as Macron’s government held a security meeting on Wednesday to discuss the spread of “political Islamism” in France.<\/p>\n

The party also wants to introduce a “criminal offence for coercion against parents who force their underage daughters to wear the veil”.<\/p>\n

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party has announced plans to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public spaces (stock images)<\/p>\n

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The security meeting, which included the head of government and key ministers, addressed a report on the Muslim Brotherhood that warns the Islamist movement poses “a threat to national cohesion” in France.<\/p>\n

After the meeting, the Elysee Palace said measures will be taken, with some to be announced while others remain classified.<\/p>\n

The report, commissioned by the government and prepared by two senior civil servants, “clearly establishes the anti-republican and subversive nature of the Muslim Brotherhood” and “proposes ways to address this threat”.<\/p>\n

Renaissance is a minority force in the French parliament and works in a minority government alongside a traditional right-wing party.<\/p>\n

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Macron’s government held a security meeting on Wednesday to discuss the spread of ‘political Islamism’ in France<\/p>\n

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Under current French legislation, civil servants, teachers and pupils cannot wear any obvious religious symbols such as a Christian cross, Jewish kippa, Sikh turban or Muslim hijab in government buildings, including public schools.<\/p>\n

Critics have condemned what they call the rise of Islamophobia in France.<\/p>\n

Hard-left firebrand, Jean-Luc Melenchon said on X: “Islamophobia has crossed a line.” <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, hard-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the government of inaction, saying she has long proposed measures to “eradicate Islamist fundamentalism”.<\/p>\n

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France’s authorities are eager to prevent any spread of extremist Islamist ideas following a string of deadly jihadist attacks in the country<\/p>\n

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France’s authorities are eager to prevent any spread of extremist Islamist ideas following a string of deadly jihadist attacks in the country.<\/p>\n

The Federation of Muslims of France has denounced “unfounded accusations” and warned against “dangerous” conflation between Islam and radicalism.<\/p>\n

The organisation said: “Even unintentional conflations between Islam, political Islamism and radicalism are not only dangerous but counterproductive for the Republic itself.”<\/p>\n

In 2023, France banned pupils in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loose-fitting garment worn by Muslim women.<\/p>\n

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