Woman Wearing Hijab Refused Entry into French Bank

by Alyzee | August 27, 2009 at 03:48 pm
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A woman wearing a hijab was prevented from entering a Société Générale bank in France. The 24-year-old customer was told that she could not enter unless she removed the headscarf.

The hijab-wearing woman said that her face was visible and she posed no security risk to the bank. She also said that she will be suing the bank.

This is the latest in the continuing intolerance of visible Islamic practice in France. Earlier this month, a woman was not allowed into a swimming pool wearing a burqini - a full-body bathing suit - and in 2004, the French government made it illegal for Muslims to wear headscarves in schools.

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Barry ORegan

Hey when in Rome, live by their rules or leave. One more thing and East Van can attest to it, because of the rampant crime in Vangroovy, one is not allowed to enter a bank with a ball cap or any head covering, and that includes sunglasses.  I say tell Ms. Oppressed to take out a loan and get the next flight to Sandland!

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overcat

"and in 2004, the French government made it illegal for Muslims to wear headscarves in schools."Wow, that makes it sound a lot like France is singling out Muslims.  Oh but wait, France banned ALL religious symbols in PUBLIC schools, not just headscarves.  But then, when you include all relevant facts instead of only mentioning the headscarves, it sounds less nefarious, now doesn't it?  That law only governs public schools, private schools can allow or disallow whatever they choose.Selective omission is dishonest.  

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Sputnic

Are nuns allowed in schools?    How about pictures of the virgin Maryum, she covered her head?

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Bavard

As a follow-up to this story, according to the sites Alter Info and islamenfrance, the woman refused entry, Leila Zeroual,  has met representatives from Société Generale including the manager of branch.

Here's the letter (in French) she sent the sites which gives a summary of that meeting in which the bank apologised unreservedly for what had happened, that the staff at the branch involved had made their own "misinterpration" as to what constituted a "security threat" and that it wasn't company policy to refuse entry to Moslem women wearing a headscarf.
 

http://www.alterinfo.net/La-Societe-Generale-va-autoriser-le-port-du-voile-dans-toutes-ses-agences_a36131.html

So perhaps this was far from being, as implied in the opinion expressed in the author's ntroduction, an example of (institutionalised and general) ntolerance of visible Islamic practice in France and more a case of one over-zealous employee getting it offensively wrong.

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Randy Calgary

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