Tehran, Iran, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Iranian parliament Speaker Ghulam Adel Wednesday denounced the expulsion of a Muslim student from a French school for wearing a veil. Adel urged European countries "to confront such unfair French measures," the Iranian News Agency reported.
"The French decision to ban the Muslim veil in public schools is a blunt violation of human rights and aimed at confronting a religious minority in that country," Adel told parliament. He said Muslim women "know very well that wearing the veil does not curb their political and social activities." | Muslim women not wearing a veil may curb their life span |
France earlier this year passed a controversial law banning the provocative display of religious symbols in public schools, including Muslim veils, Jewish skullcaps and oversized crosses. |