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Le Pen refuses to wear hijab to meet Lebanon's Grand Mufti
short by Ankush Verma / on Tuesday, 21 February, 2017
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen reportedly cancelled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon's Grand Mufti after refusing to wear a headscarf. "You can pass on my respects to the Grand Mufti, but I will not cover myself up," she said. Notably, Le Pen wants to extend a French law that bans headscarves at schools, to all public places.
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