Muslims Denounce French Islamophobic Plan Asking Mothers to “Leave Veil at Home”

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Rights groups in France, along with angry Muslim mothers, rallied against a controversial French proposal that bans Muslim mothers from taking part in their children's extracurricular activities at school.

In an organized demonstration, protesters chanted slogans condemning the proposal of French Education Minister Luc Chatel, who asked veiled Muslim mother who want to accompany their children on field trips to "leave their veils (hijab) at home".

Press TV correspondent on Monday reported that female demonstrators criticized the French government for, as they described it, controlling their lives and their children's education.
Muslim and human right protesters indicated that the aforementioned proposal fuels the issue of Islamophobia and files against women's rights.

N'della Paye, from Feminists for Equality Collective, stated, "It's always women they point their finger at. In 2004, it was a young girl who was expelled from school and today it's their mothers".
This attempt comes as complimentary to the latest efforts by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in the context of passing anti-Islam laws.