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Muslim schoolgirls in France expelled for wearing scarves

Tuesday 25 October 1994 00:02 GMT
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A Muslim girl gets a hug from her father before attending a school disciplinary hearing in Lille that expelled nine girls for defying a government ban on wearing Islamic headscarves in class. Eleven others are likely to be thrown out today.

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