“Law Against Islam”

By: Hanah Swissa

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The headscarf Muslim women wear, called the hijab, is under attack. Most recently, the French senate has approved a bill to promote the country’s secular system. The soon-to-be law will ban any Muslim women who are under 18, from wearing their hijab in public. The hashtag, #handsoffmyhijab has been trending since Belgium voted to ban the hijab from higher education facilities. French President, Emmanuel Macron, has built a proudly Islamaphobic state in France, and this attack on Muslim women is nothing unexpected. The French National Assembly is now debating the decision to restrict Muslim women from embracing their religion of peace, Islam.