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Carol Ferrara, The Conversation
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Why France’s decision to revoke funding to acclaimed Muslim high school reflects a common paradox
Many steps the government takes to supposedly protect ‘French Republican values, better ‘integrate’ Muslims or prevent radicalisation can often do the opposite.
Carol Ferrara, The Conversation, Françoise Lorcerie, The Conversation & Vincent Geisser, The Conversation
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Headscarf ban: In France, Muslim symbols are religious but Catholic symbols are cultural
Traditions rooted in Christian culture are more likely to be considered cultural and thus compatible with both secularism and ‘Frenchness’.
Carol Ferrara, The Conversation