Members of the RN then walked out of the chamber before issuing a press statement denouncing "an Islamist provocation". And Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin added: "I would prefer that women in the Republic, in France, do not wear a headscarf." Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told parliament he was opposed to any kind of new law specifically targeting what should be worn on school trips. The French state and church were officially separated by law in 1905 to give form to the concept of secularism rooted in the 1789 French Revolution. Also this year, French sports retailer Decathlon was forced by public pressure to back down from a plan to sell a runner's hijab in France.

Source: The Local October 15, 2019 16:18 UTC