Tuesday, November 25, 2003
It seems Islamaphobia is on the rise over Europe, or maybe it's just part of the worldwide tide of intolerence and xenophobia ({coff}littlegreenfootballs{coff}). France seems to be one of the worst offenders in this, French juror banned from court for wearing headscarf. The judge claimed that they wouldn't be impartial in the case. After the schoolkids that were banned from wearing headscarves in school France's direction is a bit worrying. While they claim to be a secular state more than half the population consider themselves Catholic, so would a jury be frisked for small cross pendants and then someone be dismissed for being Christian? This ruling perpetuates the belief that Muslims don't want to be part of society, which makes you wonder exactly why George Bush doesn't like France...
