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Thursday 28 May 2015 - 12:16 Makkah mean time-10-8-1436
 Paris, (IINA) - More than a decade after imposing hijab ban in France, Muslims in the European country complained that the ban has given "cover" to acts of discrimination against their community, OnIslam reported.
In 2004, France banned Muslims from wearing hijab in public places. Several European countries followed the French example.
France also outlawed the wearing of face-veil in public in 2011. Besides the current bans, several politicians have called for extending the prohibition of the Islamic veil to jobs, educational institutions and community life.
Critics of hijab ban argued that the calls for new anti-hijab measures would encourage more bias against Muslims in general and veiled women in particular.
They also claimed that further restrictions would foster radicalization and increasing the gap between Muslims & non-Muslims.
“What did we do wrong?” a Muslim child asked his mother after being barred from entering the inflatable toys on a temporary beach near Paris, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The mother of the 9-year-old child, Malek Layouni, was recounting how she felt humiliated when local officials blocked her path to the amusement site for wearing the Islamic head attire.
Turned away in front of friends and neighbors, Layouni still has no answer for her son's question.
The situation for French Muslims has been deteriorating recently, especially after January’s Charlie Hebdo attack.
In April, the National Observatory Against Islamophobia warned of an unprecedented increase in Islamophobic attacks in France during the first three months of 2015, rising by six-fold than in 2014.
Islamophobic acts soared by 500% compared to the same period in 2011, according to the observatory.
The National Observatory Against Islamophobia (NOAI) said over 100 incidents have been reported to the police since the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
The observatory also noted that more than 222 separate acts of anti-Muslim behavior were recorded in the first month after the January attacks.
As Islamophobia soars in France, Muslim women became the main target of anti-Muslim racial attacks being easily recognized for their Islamic attire.
According to the NOAI, 80% of Islamophobic attacks in 2013 and 2014-targeted Muslim women mostly veiled.
“What is revolting is that such things take place in broad daylight and with the total indifference of the people around,” said Abdullah Zekri, the group’s president.
SM/IINA
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