France is studying the prohibition to wear the veil in sporting events

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:

Heba Press – Agencies

The French media reported that the French Senate should consider tomorrow, Tuesday, a bill prohibiting the wearing of the veil, burqa and other religious symbols during sporting events.

“The bill should return to the Senate on February 18, where the Senate will examine a proposal to prohibit the wearing of religious symbols in sporting events. »»

According to these means, the first article of the bill concerns the prohibition of visual religious symbols in all sporting events, and the Culture, Education, Communication and Sport Committee explained that such a measure will affect that regional and national competitions, and this ban will apply not only to “symbols”, but also to clothes of a religious or “political” nature.

The second article prohibits the use of sports facilities for religious purposes such as prayer, and article three will prevent the wearing of religious clothes in swimming pools and other public shower places.