‘Law against Islam’: French vote in favour of hijab ban condemned

 Fight on social media over a bill banning the hijab in France

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In France, the Senate has passed a resolution banning Muslim girls under the age of 18 from wearing the hijab in public. Following the passage of the controversial bill, it has been widely criticized on social media. Many are joining the protest by writing ‘#HandsOffMyHijab’ on social media. Qatar-based media Al-Jazeera reported this information in a report.

The French Senate recently voted in favor of President Emmanuel Macron's controversial secession bill. If the bill becomes law, Muslim teenagers under the age of 18 living in France will be banned from wearing the hijab in public.

The bill was introduced in the Senate as an "anti-separatist" bill and sought to highlight the country's secular system. However, with the approval of the Senate, it has not yet become law.

According to Al-Jazeera, many have opposed the law. He called the proposed law "anti-Islamic". They have commented that the Muslim minority is being sidelined through this.

"In France, 15-year-olds have consensual sex," Manar wrote on Twitter. And people under the age of 18 are not allowed to wear hijab. This is not an anti-hijab law. This is an anti-Islamic law. #Handsofmaihijab, #fanshijabban. '

Najwa Zebian writes, ‘Just as it is wrong to force someone to wear the hijab, it is also wrong to force someone to take off the hijab. It's a personal matter. "