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To: Ilaine who wrote (65130)	8/28/2004 11:43:30 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793671

<<"I don't think Chirac has the power to back down even if he wanted to.">> The French are very good at backing down! They have much experience in backing down, kissing their enemy, and surrender. For a century or more the French have relied on others to protect or save them. Now Spain has joined the cowardly ranks of the French,,

To: Ilaine who wrote (65130)	8/29/2004 12:25:25 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793671

As you know, I think the French ban on school girls wearing hijab is, on balance, a violation of fundamental human rights They are not banned from wearing it on the street or in private school, just in public school. You can certainly argue the wisdom this one, but I don't know of any fundamental human right of going to French public schools. This certainly shows the downside of appeasement. The jihadis have no better friends than the French, but they're going to get them anyway for daring to defend French secular culture in France.

To: Ilaine who wrote (65130)	8/29/2004 7:48:11 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793671

There was an interesting show on PBS the other night about the French ban. It featured a bright girl who wanted to be a doctor. Her principal worked out a compromise with her where she wore a bandana at school to cover her hair. She wasn't satisfied with that but was going along for the sake of her education. One thing about this that is interesting to me is the confusion between the requirement and the design in this practice. If the requirement is to cover one's hair, then one should be able to cover it equally well with a babushka or a toboggan cap. There is a cultural variety of head coverings even among muslims. The insistence on a particular style of head covering is, therefore, political. In that show, btw, one of the narrators was a totally assimilated young muslim woman. Made for an interesting contrast.