THE BAN ON HIJAB ON THE FRENCH SOIL.

The French authorities have issued sustained elevated security alert in Paris and many of its cities following El- Quaeda's threats of attacks on French major cities , due to the enaction of the legislation that bans the Muslims women's Islamic dress the hijab in France.
The ban of hijab on the French soil has been attributed to intelligence reports of plans of terrorists attacks in French cities by terrorists groups dressed in hijabs , rather than social integration problems in French societies and communities. However, the ban has been referred to by various Islamic religious sectors as infringement on Muslims rights to traditional religious freedom and customs, eventhough the ban does not restrict Muslims from dressing the hijab in their homes.

Written by Godfrey Ohia.