School principal resigns after receiving death threats in hijab row
France, March 27 -- French politicians from across the spectrum Wednesday expressed dismay over the resignation of a Paris school principal who had received death threats after asking a student to remove her Muslim veil on the premises.
In a show of support, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a former education minister, was set to receive the principal later Wednesday, his office said.
Secularism in France
Secularism and religion are hot-button issues in France, which is home to Europe's largest Muslim community.
In 2004, authorities banned school children from wearing "signs or outfits by which students ostensibly show a religious affiliation" such as headscarves, turbans or kippas on the basis of the country's secular laws which are mea...
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