French Lawmakers Reject Ban on Religious Symbols for Minors in Secularism Bill

"We knew that there was a risk that our amendments could not be examined. This will be the case since they have been declared inadmissible by the special commission because they are not directly related to the legal text of the project," write the deputy chairman of the LREM group in the National Assembly and her colleague Jean-Baptiste Moreau in a joint press release.

According to the newspaper Le Parisien, these two amendments aim to "prohibit the wearing of any conspicuous religious symbol by minors in public space", and to "prohibit the wearing of any garment or clothing that would signify the inferiority of women over men for minors". A provision that provoked the anger of the government.

The majority MP denounces a "disproportionate media frenzy" after the tabling of this amendment. Defending herself, she claims to have simply wanted to "ensure that our Republic protects all its children, especially its daughters, too many of whom see their future hampered by an Islamism that is progressing in our country."