First school expulsions linked to new law banning religious signs
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PARIS Two Muslim girls who refuse to remove their head scarves in school are being expelled for violating a law banning religious symbols from schools.
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PARIS - Some 100 to 120 girls have defied a new law banning Islamic head scarves in classrooms and are in talks with school officials trying to convince them to remove the head coverings, Education Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday.    It was the first complete figure made public since the start of the school year last Thursday...
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PARIS - Millions of French students returned to school Thursday as a new law banning Islamic head scarves from classrooms goes into effect amid demands by Islamic radicals holding two French hostages in Iraq that the law be scrapped.    Muslim leaders in France, who had largely opposed the law, urged calm for the return to class...
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PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France&#39;s bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.
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A French law banning Islamic headscarves in schools came into force today as France intensified its diplomatic efforts to free two hostages held in Iraq by militants demanding the withdrawal of the new legislation.
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Three more Muslim girls have been expelled from schools in France for defying the new ban on headscarves. They join two girls expelled on Tuesday - one of whom told a French newspaper it had destroyed her life.
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Sikhs must respect France's new law banning conspicuous religious signs from public schools, the education minister said Tuesday, as three students who refused to remove their turbans took their case to court.
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PARIS  - France has quietly begun expelling Muslim girls for wearing head scarves to public schools in defiance of a new law banning conspicuous religious symbols, treading carefully for fear of endangering two French hostages in Iraq.
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France's bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.
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Three Sikh boys are expelled from school in France under a law banning religious headgear in schools.
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Since President Bush signed No Child Left Behind, the law has imposed undeniable changes on public education, but it has also faced a backlash.
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PARIS, Aug 30  - The French government said on Monday it planned to go ahead with the introduction this week of a ban on Islamic headscarves and other religious insignia in schools, despite an ultimatum from extremists holding two French journalists
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LONDON, Jan 29 (IPS) - The European Parliament passed a unanimous   resolution this week urging a Europe-wide ban on incitement to  racial and  religious hatred. That specifically could include a  ban on the swastika,  the symbol adopted by the Nazis.
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A fresh attempt to abolish the blasphemy law is expected as the Criminal Justice Bill returns to the Commons.
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The forces against menus gear up with a new pentalingual warning sign and new enforceable legislation that could fine businesses up to $1,000 for leaving unwanted advertisements.
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Parents in Glasgow are warned they will be fined if they ignore "Keep Clear" markings outside schools.
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A tough new anti-terrorism law comes into effect in the Philippines, bringing strong criticism from opponents.