French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party is pushing for expanded restrictions on the wearing of Islamic veils by young girls in public and proposing new legislation aimed at countering what they describe as “Islamist entryism.” Breitbart News reports on how the proposals follow the release of a government report alleging that the Muslim Brotherhood has orchestrated a decades-long effort to infiltrate institutions and exert influence over Islamic communities with the goal of advancing Sharia law in Western societies.
Gabriel Attal, former Prime Minister and current leader of Macron’s Renaissance party in the National Assembly, announced on Wednesday a proposal to extend the existing public veil ban to include girls under the age of 15. France initially enacted a ban on face coverings for adults in
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