Protest in Paris over anti-Muslim draft law

On Sunday, protesters gathered in Paris to demonstrate against a proposed law that they said was discriminatory toward Muslims, Report informs, citing Anadolu Agency.

The crowd gathered in the Trocadero Square against the bill dubbed Charter of Republican Values.

Hanane Loukili, one of the protesters, told Anadolu Agency that she was one of the victims of Islamophobia in France.

She said the school she ran was closed last November because it did not meet security standards.

Keltouma, who only gave her first name, said the closed school was inclusive, and students at the facility were being deprived of their fundamental right to education.

She said the school was a safe space for girls who wanted to dress up conservatively.

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