THE West's obsession with the hijab as a symbol of oppression and the Muslim obsession with the hijab as a symbol of piety are both misguided and misplaced.
In banning the wearing of Muslim headscarves and other ostentatious religious symbols in schools, France has undermined its own fundamental belief in liberty, equality and fraternity.
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