Young, Muslim and French

60 minutes

Source: Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Focusing on the 2004 decision to ban the wearing of traditional Muslim headscarves in public schools, this program shows how the controversy has played out in Dammarie -les-Lys, a racially diverse, working-class community on the outskirts of Paris. The French tradition of secularism, unemployment among the French Muslim minority, and the lack of social integration in France are among the many issues explored.

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