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French company bans the hijab, infuriating many

In upholding what he believes to be France's national identity, the CEO of French recycling company Paprec has banned his employees from wearing all religious attire. In theory, enforcing egalité and fraternité in this way is harmless and perhaps even honorabe, but its implementation has alienated sectors of the population who feel that their right to express themselves has been ripped out from underneath them. 

Paprec's move is not the first in the private sector to spur angry debate. Just a few months ago, a Muslim woman was fired from her work at private nursery for wearing a headscarf. The courts backed the decision. 

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