Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s proposal to ban the wearing of headscarves for girls under the age of 15 is causing a stir within the presidential camp. The centrist party is caught between its desire to show firmness and moral pressure from the Left, which is denouncing what they view as a resurgence of Islamophobia.
The government and Emmanuel Macron’s entourage have been at loggerheads since the publication of an explosive report on the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in France. While a consensus is beginning to emerge on the findings, the suggested solutions are sowing discord.
