the french senate has voted so that no girl below the age of 18 can wear hijab or niqab in public and that no hijab-wearing muslim mothers can accompany children on school field trips. furthermore, the french government is moving to ban halal slaughter of poultry by july 2021 on the grounds this method of slaughter has been deemed “less humane” than standard french practice.
primarily white “feminists” who otherwise advocate for bodily autonomy have either been silent or explicitly supported the first piece of legislation. here is a change.org petition created to oppose the hijab/niqab ban. as a reminder, when you go to sign, do not select the option to donate: none of the funds go to the cause. when you’re signing, use numbers from 75001 to 75021 (french zip codes) because international/fake zip codes will invalidate your signature (via zhongsliang on twitter).
i’ll be adding more information/links as i get them so please check the original post for the latest updates!
edit 1: if you’re using one of the above zip codes, enter paris when prompted for your city (via varonasdarling on twitter).
edit 2: here are two more petitions (1, 2); use the same instructions as above when signing.
edit 3: parisian zip codes only go up to 75020! do not use 75021.
