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15
March
2004

France legislates against conspicuous religious symbols in public schools

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📅 15 March 2004 📍 France

France promulgated a law prohibiting conspicuous religious signs or clothing in public primary and secondary schools, framed through laïcité. Its scope included Muslim headscarves and other conspicuous religious symbols. A decolonial reading examines how formally general rules can shape minority access and belonging; the law did not ban all religious expression throughout France.

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Jacques Chirac

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French Parliament