FRNCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Headscarf, Burkini, Gayssot Act
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Gayssot law (1990) o o o o. 1881 - newspapers trying to reduce the number of libelous stuff. Recognition of armenian genocide (as a crime against humanity) Recognition of slavery (as a crime against humanity) Law proposed to recognize positive effects of french colonialism. France itself doesn"t take census based on religion. Roughly 7. 5% of french population (compared to 1% of jewish community) Earliest traces of muslim = from north america. Muslims are usually younger than the europeans in france o. 1950s: french population was getting more educated so lower class jobs were less desirable. Most muslim population coming from algeria, morocco, and tunisia. Immigrants coming from romania and bulgaria, detained thousands and expelled them with a flight ticket and 300 euros. Obligated to accept muslim algerian labor because they were a part of france (pre - algerian war) 40 years ago, france built a lot of houses for algerians, moroccans, and.
