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19 September 2016 - 15:39
One in four French Muslims opposes secular laws

One in four French Muslims is against the country’s secular laws and values, a new study suggests, as the government pushes for more restrictions on Muslims practicing their religion in the society.

Hawzah News Agency-The results of the survey by Ifop, the French Institute of Public Opinion, published on Sunday, September 18, showed that 24 percent of those who identify themselves as Muslims support the wearing of the burqa and niqab, full-face veils that were banned in public six years ago.

Some 1,029 people were surveyed in the, poll which was carried out for a major study of French Muslims by Institut Montaigne, a liberal think-tank. The results were published in the Le Journal du Dimanche weekly.

The study said the two other categories were those “completely secular,” who made up 46 percent of the total respondents, and the “proud Muslims” (25 percent) who wanted a greater role for religion in the society but opposed burqa.

It said, however, that a considerable majority of the people surveyed, about 60 percent, think the government should allow Muslim girls to wear hijab in school. That comes almost 12 years after the government ordered the religious symbols be banished from classrooms.

 

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