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Dive deeper into the week’s biggest stories from the Middle East and around the world with The National’s foreign desk. Nuances are often missed in day-to-day headlines. We go Beyond the Headlines by bringing together the voices of experts and those living the news to provide a clearer picture of the region’s shifting political and social landscape.
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
An IT technician facing the sack for discussing voting habits at work or parents barred from home schooling their children.
It sounds pretty dystopian, but activists say a new French law may bring these restrictions into reality.
Supporters of the anti-separatism bill say it will reinforce France’s commitment to secularism.
But those opposing it say the legislation erodes civil liberties, religious freedoms and unfairly targets the Muslim community.
Last week the bill was passed into law.
On this week's Beyond the Headlines, host Taylor Heyman asks: who’s right?