A French court has refused to grant citizenship to a Moroccan Muslim woman on the grounds that her religious beliefs are incompatible with French values. The women (Faiza M) speaks excellent French and has three children who were born in the country, but it appears the French court has taken exception to her wearing of a burka. In the legal report submitted to the Council of State, she is accused of living an almost reclusive life “in total submission to her male relatives”. Faiza first applied for citizenship in 2005, …

For decades if not centuries, the “Muslim woman” has been the poster-girl