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[nidokidos] MARYAM HITS BACK

French Muslim student Maryam Pougetoux hits back over headscarf claims

21 May 2018
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Maryam Pougetoux received abuse on social media after

appearing on TV while wearing her headscarf

A French student union leader who has been accused by

ministers of using her headscarf for political gain has hit back,

calling the claims "pathetic".

France's interior minister has personally criticised

Maryam Pougetoux, who is Muslim, for being interviewed

while wearing her headscarf.

"It's my faith," the student told Buzzfeed News, adding:

"[My hijab] has no political function."

Ms Pougetoux, 19, is the president of the

student union at Paris's Sorbonne.

She appeared in a documentary talking about student

protests against the French president's educational reforms

while wearing a hijab, or Muslim headscarf.

The French Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa said

it was a "form of promotion of political Islam", adding that

the students' union Unef "should tell us what values it

wants to promote, clearly and coherently".

Meanwhile, Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said

Ms Pougetoux's appearance in a hijab was a

"provocation" that he found "shocking".

Wearing the Muslim headscarf was banned in

French schools and some other public buildings in

2004 but it remains legal in universities.

'Hate messages'

In the Buzzfeed interview

<https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidperrotin/maryam-pougetoux-presidente-de-lunef-a-paris-iv-mon-voile?utm_term=.vumZXX0jX#.aiqY44974>,

Ms Pougetoux said (in French) the comments from politicians

following her appearance on television were "pretty bad".

"I did not expect it to go up so high that it's almost

a state affair. It is rather pathetic for a minister of the

interior to make such remarks," she said.

Students began demonstrating in March over plans

to give public universities the power to set admission

criteria for basic degree courses for the first time.

This is in contrast to the present policy which guarantees

graduates a place at a public university.

Ms Maryam has also been the target of abuse on

social media and said she had received "hate messages"

after her phone number was shared online.

She told Buzz feed she felt "fear" and that she had to be

"careful" in public "because I did not know what could happen".

The student union has said that Ms Maryam is a victim

of "racist, sexist and Islamophobic hatred".

France and the Muslim headscarf

A ban on Muslim headscarves and other "conspicuous"

religious symbols at state schools in France was introduced in 2004.

It received overwhelming political and public support

in a country where the separation of state and religion is

enshrined in law.

In 2011, France became the first European country to ban

the full-face Islamic veil in public places, while alternatives

such as hijabs, which cover the head and hair, remained legal.

Under the ban no woman, French or foreign, is able to leave

their home with their face hidden behind a veil without

running the risk of a fine.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy,

whose administration introduced the ban, said

veils oppress women and were "not welcome" in France.

France has about five million Muslims -

the largest Muslim minority in Western Europe -

but it is thought only about 2,000 women wear the full-face veil.

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[nidokidos] A TOUCHING MESSAGE

Very touching message.

There were days when My home used to be filled

with laughter, arguments, fights, jokes and

loads of mischief.

Books used to be strewn all over the show.

Pens and books all over, and clothes messing the

rooms, thrown on the beds.

I used to shout at them to tidy up their mess.

In the morning:

One will wake up and say :

Mama I can't find a certain book.

And the other will say : I can't find my perfume,

And one will say : Mama where's my homework.

And another :

Mama I forgot to complete my homework.

Everyone used to ask about their lost possessions.

And I will say, but take care of your stuff,

be responsible, you have to grow up.

And today I stand at the doorway of the room.

The beds are empty. All the cupboards have only

a few pieces of clothes in them. And what remains is

the smell of perfume that lingers in the air.

Everyone had a special smell. So I take in the smell

of their perfume for maybe it will fill the

empty ache in my heart.

All I have now is the memory of their laughs and

their mischief and their warm hugs.

Today my house is clean and organised and everything

is in its place, and it is calm and peaceful. But

it is like a desert with no life in it. Do not become angry

with your kids about the mess.

Every time they come to visit and they spend time with us,

when they are ready to leave. They pull their bags and

it is as if they tug my heart along with it.

They close the door behind them and then I stand

still and think of the many times I shouted them

to close the doors.

Here I am today, closing my own doors.

Nobody opens it besides me.

Each one gone to a different city or a different country..

All left to find their own path in life.

They have grown up and I wished that

they could stay with me forever.

Oh! God.....

Take care of them all other children wherever

they may be, for you are their guide and their protector ...

and always keep them happy.

🙏🙏

If your children are still in the stage that you

need to talk and talk before they could get things

done in the house, please, cherish and endure it with joy,

don't nag, they will soon leave your home for you,

remember they were not there at the beginning of

your marriage. Now that they are around,

make them happy.. 😀😀😀

Dedicated to all mothers and fathers.

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