The controversy erupted last week when she wore a headscarf during a school trip with her son and other children to the regional parliament in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte in eastern France. READ MORE: Why do so many French have a visceral aversion to the Muslim headscarf? "It's not just a question of secularism, but of racism, trying to exclude Muslims from the Republic," the lawyer said. "Without her, this school trip could not have taken place. 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.

Source: The Local October 17, 2019 06:33 UTC