Veil in French Schools

[August1991]

La semaine dernière, les kidnappeurs avaient donné 48 heures à l'Italie pour retirer ses troupes d'Irak. Après le refus de Rome, ils avaient tué leur otage sans même attendre la fin de l'ultimatum. Cette fois, ils accordent un délai identique au gouvernement français pour annuler sa loi sur le voile à l'école.

Here is the article in Libération.

This raises a major, political question, internal to France.

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For anglophones, please bear in mind that the US and the USSR entered the war against fascism in 1941. We Canadians entered the war in 1939, one week after the French and the British. Let us not be holier than thou - whether we speak to Americans or Russians.

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear August1991,

please bear in mind that the US and the USSR entered the war against fascism in 1941

Actually, the US were first committed to major action Nov. 7 1942, in the Torch landings in North Africa. Even the sinking of the Reuben James did not cause them to end their isolationism. Further, Germany declared war on the US first, as part of it's pact with Japan. Russia entered 'the war against fascism' in 1941, only because they were attacked and nearly over-run.