French Muslim Women Rally in Support of Hijab
Muslim women in France have held a rally in protest against growing Islamophobic attacks on Hijab-wearing women.
The rally was held in the Ile de France area in north of France on Friday, August 16, islametinfo website reported.
The participants in the rally shouted slogans in support of Hijab and protested again the rise in violence against Muslim women and the new laws restricting Hjab in France.
They called on the region’s authorities to do more to curb violence against Muslim women in the region.
The region has been the scene of Islamophobic attacks recently and the police not only have failed to act against these attacks but have sometimes participated in discriminatory actions against Muslims.
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The participants in the rally shouted slogans in support of Hijab and protested again the rise in violence against Muslim women and the new laws restricting Hjab in France.
They called on the region’s authorities to do more to curb violence against Muslim women in the region.
The region has been the scene of Islamophobic attacks recently and the police not only have failed to act against these attacks but have sometimes participated in discriminatory actions against Muslims.
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