Laïcité

Maryam Yaso The Actual Problem In 2004, the banning of all conspicuous religious signs became an official law in France. The law applied to all types of religions in France, but it targeted mostly Muslims. In particular, Muslim women were targeted for the use of headscarves, which is a piece of fine material worn by Muslim women to cover up their hair; the veil is a cloth that covers the whole body except the eyes. The law was made to ban all types of religious signs, but in reality, it was…

“Statically Islam is the second religion in France, but socially it is practiced by a group of people that is dominated, unprivileged and reduced to political silence.” Ever since the attacks on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo in January of 2015, France has deemed itself incompatible with immigrants, particularly those who identify as Muslim or come from North Africa or the Middle East. Since the start of 2015 there have been more than 11 large-scale attacks affiliated with ISIS, causing…

3. Abant in Washington: Reconciling Islam with Democracy In this sense, the 7th meeting of the Abant Platform was in Washington, D.C. on April in 2004. The theme of Abant Platform, was 'Islam, Democracy and Secularism: Turkey 's Experience ' in Johns Hopkins University 's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), one of the most prestigious schools for foreign policy in the USA. Interestingly, the author of “End of History?” Francis Fukuyama of SAIS delivered some opening…

avoiding gaps between ideals and reality—an analysis through the lens of ideal theory tells us that we tend to perceive any gap between the real world and the ideal as a problem. One only needs to look at issues such as the French State’s constitutional laicité and consequent difficulty in tailoring policies regarding the use of islamic clothing in schools for example. Thirdly, ideal theory may allow for obfuscation of certain features of real people, which might not be accounted for in ideal…

The country of France is one of the world’s oldest nations. It is also one of the most important nations in the world, economically and politically. Historically, France has provided the world some of the greatest achievements scientifically, Today, France is one of the most advanced countries in the world, but underneath the surface, there is a cancer growing. In the last couple of years, the world has witnessed a series of horrific terrorist attacks in France. The rise of radical Islamic…

Rights of Man and of the Citizen upholds this freedom. Notably, the declaration was made at a time when France was undergoing the creation of the first Republic as well as revolution. According to Spielmann, the country is based on the principle of laicite which is the freedom of religion that was enforced by the Jules Ferry’s laws as well as the separation of the State and the Church in 1905. Consequently, it is arguable that the freedom of thought and religion can be linked to the era of…

In 2011, the French banning of religious face coverings caused much controversy within the Muslim community. This brings several questions to the table, such as cultural relativism, or understanding a culture, rather than judging. Veils, burkas, or niqabs, are the covering of either the face or the body of many Muslim women. Face coverings can be seen from several different perspectives. “To some, it is a sign of oppression and cultural separatism; to others, it is an exercise in modesty, pious…

II. Literature Review A. Religion as a factor Terrorist organizations are linked to religion, such as ISIS practicing radical Islam rituals. Many Terrorist organizations have claimed to attack in the name of Islam, such as Charlie Hebdo, because the newspaper initially insulted the Prophet Mohammad. There are studies shown that evaluate the acts of terrorist groups such as Al- Qaeda, ISIL, and ISIS, linking them with the religion and explaining that the reason these participants are…

Assess the impact of events such as 9/11, 7/7 and the Paris attacks on the prospects of ethnic minorities across Western societies. __________________________________________________________________________________ Multiculturalism has been happening for countless centuries, however the amount of it has drastically increased in volume since the post-war era, mainly as a result of refugee’s and issues that came along with the cold war. Since the first Iraq war, and general the modern…

secular values of the Revolution had formed their own type of fanatic political theology. The secular fundamentalism associated with the Revolution is still echoed today, as exemplified in the New Atheist Movement and the ever-increasing emphasis on laïcité (secularism) in modern France. There are two questions that must be addressed concerning the secular values of the Revolution in order to understand its modern day implications: What were the origins of the violence, terror, and…