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Boycott France, again and again.

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Credits: Jot It Down By Aina On March 31, 2021, the French Senate voted in acceptance to the banning of hijabs worn by Muslim women under the age of 18, and Muslim mothers to wear hijabs on school field trips. The separatism towards Muslims in France traces back to the Scarf Affair of 1989: when hijabs were not allowed in French public schools.  It is to be established that the uproar about the recent hijab ban in French is not new; it was initially proposed in 2004, typically known as the " French scarf ban"  in foreign media. The bill intended to save young Muslim girls from being " pressurized"  under religious obligation or be forced by their parents. However, in doing so, the French Senate stopped Muslim women, who wore the hijab by choice, as modesty, too. The separatism against Muslim women eradicates the concept of religious freedom, creating hurdles for Muslim women and children in their daily lives, covering up their cowardly behavior by presenting themsel