Macron Warns Marine Le Pen That Her Proposed Ban On Muslim Head Scarves In Public Would Spark “Civil War”

The Associated Press reports:

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that challenger Marine Le Pen’s proposed measure to ban Muslim headscarves in French public spaces would create “civil war” if implemented.

In a televised debate Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, the far-right presidential candidate said she is fighting radical Islam not Muslims: “I am not carrying out a war against their religion,” she said.

“I’m telling it in a very clear manner: I think the headscarf is a uniform imposed by Islamists,” Le Pen said. “I think a great proportion of young women who are wearing it have no other choice in reality.”

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Religious freedom for France’s Muslims has emerged as a pivotal issue as the final presidential vote nears. Marine Le Pen has vowed to ban the wearing of head scarves in public if she is elected next Sunday. https://t.co/dAPOzcnvh7

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