Marine Le Pen: European Laws

Presidential Elections Dept: Extremist political movements targeting Muslim practices for criticism have enjoyed a rise in several European countries as witnessed by French far right leader Marine Le Pen's surprisingly strong showing in presidential elections this week, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The report, titled "Choice and Prejudice," pays special attention to national laws or local rules against wearing headscarves or face-covering Islamic veils. France and Belgium ban them outright, as do some towns in Spain and elsewhere and pARIS - European laws on what girls and women wear on their heads are encouraging discrimination against Muslims and against a religion that has been part of Europe's fabric for centuries, Amnesty International says in a new report. In that climate, the Amnesty report released Tuesday lists a raft of examples of discrimination against Muslims from Spain to the Netherlands and Turkey, spurred on by laws viewed as anti-Islam. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.