Bitter anniversary.
The “anticipated”
retirement
of the principal of the Parisian high school Maurice-Ravel comes as France celebrates 20 years of the law prohibiting the wearing of “conspicuous” religious symbols at school.
Theoretical legislation versus real situation?
We can indeed question the scope of a ban on the wearing of the veil when it is the person who wants to enforce the law who finds himself threatened with death.
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One can imagine the personal ordeal that such a threat must have represented for a seasoned teacher to be forced to hang up his gloves.
But we cannot accept the euphemism of the rectorate invoking simple
“personal convenience
(…)
in view of the events which have marked these last weeks”
.
A modesty of expression which indicates an institution's fear of using words that are disturbing.
It is the famous “no wave”, whether for fear of an escalation in violence or for fear of being accused of practicing “amalgamation” between Islam in general…
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