Comments on: French immigration policy: History repeated? http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/04/11/french-immigration-policy-history-repeated/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:27:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Migration » Blog Archive » Part II: History of French immigration policy http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/04/11/french-immigration-policy-history-repeated/#comment-9 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:33:20 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/04/11/french-immigration-policy-history-repeated/#comment-9 [...] While addressing the needs of the large Islamic population in France, the government launched a near simultaneous reexamination of the secular values of the Republic. The headscarf affair, discussed in our earlier posting on migration issues in France, tapped a new discussion on religious symbols in schools. A lengthy discussion on “laïcité” – the separation of church and state ensued, which resulted in a new law to prohibit all religious signifiers in schools. This naturally included the removal of Christian crosses and the wearing of the Muslim headscarf and other symbolic relics. [...] […] While addressing the needs of the large Islamic population in France, the government launched a near simultaneous reexamination of the secular values of the Republic. The headscarf affair, discussed in our earlier posting on migration issues in France, tapped a new discussion on religious symbols in schools. A lengthy discussion on “laïcité” – the separation of church and state ensued, which resulted in a new law to prohibit all religious signifiers in schools. This naturally included the removal of Christian crosses and the wearing of the Muslim headscarf and other symbolic relics. […]

]]> by: Central Asia » Blog Archive » Identity & Culture; Scholarship & Public Policy http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/04/11/french-immigration-policy-history-repeated/#comment-8 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:42:56 +0000 http://migration.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/04/11/french-immigration-policy-history-repeated/#comment-8 [...] See Sourcenotes: General, for Abdelal, et al Cathryn Cluver writes extensively on France’s politicization of identity and its hazards, posted on FPA’s Migration blog [...] […] See Sourcenotes: General, for Abdelal, et al Cathryn Cluver writes extensively on France’s politicization of identity and its hazards, posted on FPA’s Migration blog […]

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