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Argument: A head scarf ban will disproportionately impact Muslim girls

Issue Report: Banning Muslim hijab

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“France: Headscarf Ban Violates Religious Freedom”. Human Rights Watch. February 27th, 2004 – “The impact of a ban on visible religious symbols, even though phrased in neutral terms, will fall disproportionately on Muslim girls, and thus violate antidiscrimination provisions of international human rights law as well as the right to equal educational opportunity.”