What is beyond doubt is that banning the abaya has French Muslims once again feeling targeted and stigmatized for political purposes
The abaya ban comes only two months after France was set aflame after a teenager of North African descent was killed by a police officer in a Paris suburb, leading to the worst riots to rock the country since 2005. For Muslims who already feel rejected by French society, the abaya ban only hardens their cynicism toward the political establishment.
Socialist and Communist deputies belonging to the NUPES coalition have come out in support of the ban, while members of the far-left France Unbowed and Green Party have denounced it as right-wing pandering by Mr. Macron. Their public bickering could lead to an outright implosion of the NUPES coalition in advance of next spring’s European elections, a development that would more than suit Mr. Macron.
In June, France’s Conseil d’État upheld the French Football Federation’s ban on female players wearing the hijab during soccer matches, ruling that the federation’s obligation to uphold religious neutrality and order in the provision of public services justified the ban. The same body last year struck down a municipal ordinance in Grenoble that authorized the burkini in public swimming pools for the same reason.
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