France: Muslim too submissive for citizenship
MSNBC ^ | 7/11/2008 | Reuters PARIS - France has denied citizenship to a veiled Moroccan woman on the grounds that her "radical" practice of Islam is incompatible with basic French values such as equality of the sexes.


The case will reignite debate about how to reconcile freedom of religion, which is guaranteed by the French constitution, and other fundamental rights, which many in France feel are being challenged by the way of life of some Muslims.


Le Monde newspaper said it was the first time a Muslim applicant had been rejected for reasons to do with personal religious practice.

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