Following months of fierce debate in France, President Jacques Chirac has called for a law to ban Islamic headscarves and other “conspicuous” religious symbols from schools run by public authorities.

They arrived as they do every December: gaily wrapped gifts destined for children at a kindergarten in rural northern France. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Secularism has been a bedrock principle of the French Republic since 1905, when the law separated the Catholic Church from the State. But now, the Muslim requirement of headscarves for women has ...

The French education minister’s proposal to prohibit students from wearing abayas - full-length robes worn by some Muslim women - has been welcomed on the right as a move to protect France's ...

The lead salamander and fleur-de-lys, the emblems of late King of France, Francis l, at Chambord castle, in Central France. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) From celebrating Halloween in France to ...