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In 2004 the French government decided to ban all obvious religious symbols from public school. As a result, Muslim girls could no longer wear the bijab, or the head scarf. Jews were not allowed to wear yarmulkes, or skullcaps. Even large Christian crosses were not permitted.
A special commission researched the question and made the recommendation to ban the religious clothing. Former government minister Bernard Stasi headed the group. He said that the members of the group consulted many different people-including teachers, religious leaders, sociologists, and politicians- before they made their decision
The commission felt that conspicuous religious symbols set people apart and stop them from feeling truly French. By instituting this ban, the commission
hopes that immigrants will become a more integral part of French society if they do not wear such clothing. Traditionally, newcomers from Africa and the Middle East have often been poorly integrated into French society.
However, this decision has upset other ethnic groups. For example,there are about 5,000 Sikhs in France. Being mostly lower middle class and thus having little access to mainstream French media, they did not know about the government commission. The commission was not aware of their concerns either. As a result, Sikhs never had the opportunity to testify in the hearings
Several thousand Sikhs held a rally in Paris last week. They wanted to know if they have to take off their turbans. Or should they, as Luc Ferry, the education minister said, wear "see-through turbans." Sikh spokesmen argue that the turban is not a symbol of their religion. They wear turbans to cover their hair, which they never cut. Therefore, if they cannot wear turbans, their hair, which is the real symbol, will be uncovered.
"We feel undressed if we don't wear out turbans," said Simranjit Singh, a Sikh member of the Indian parliament who came to France-along with hundreds of people from all over Europe and America-for Saturday's rally. "It is humiliating to the core if we are made to take off our turbans."
The government has not yet made a decision on the legality of the turban.
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