Excesses of cultural laicism in France
Last Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, the French Football Federation sparked controversy by enacting a policy prohibiting Muslim footballers from fasting amid concerns that such acts violate secularism. This demonstrated how existing understandings of laïcité, or cultural laicism, crucially influe...
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| author | Acmal Zuheyr Iefan Bin Abdul Wahid |
| author2 | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
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| description | Last Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, the French Football Federation sparked controversy by enacting a policy prohibiting Muslim footballers from fasting amid concerns that such acts violate secularism. This demonstrated how existing understandings of laïcité, or cultural laicism, crucially influenced the enactment of such a policy. Dialogue is needed to reshape understandings about secularism and make it more inclusive of religious needs. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1784452024-06-30T15:43:11Z Excesses of cultural laicism in France Acmal Zuheyr Iefan Bin Abdul Wahid S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social Sciences Country and region studies Regionalism and multilateralism Last Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, the French Football Federation sparked controversy by enacting a policy prohibiting Muslim footballers from fasting amid concerns that such acts violate secularism. This demonstrated how existing understandings of laïcité, or cultural laicism, crucially influenced the enactment of such a policy. Dialogue is needed to reshape understandings about secularism and make it more inclusive of religious needs. Published version 2024-06-24T02:13:34Z 2024-06-24T02:13:34Z 2024 Commentary Acmal Zuheyr Iefan Bin Abdul Wahid (2024). Excesses of cultural laicism in France. RSIS Commentaries, 064-24. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178445 en RSIS Commentaries, 064-24 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Country and region studies Regionalism and multilateralism Acmal Zuheyr Iefan Bin Abdul Wahid Excesses of cultural laicism in France |
| title | Excesses of cultural laicism in France |
| title_full | Excesses of cultural laicism in France |
| title_fullStr | Excesses of cultural laicism in France |
| title_full_unstemmed | Excesses of cultural laicism in France |
| title_short | Excesses of cultural laicism in France |
| title_sort | excesses of cultural laicism in france |
| topic | Social Sciences Country and region studies Regionalism and multilateralism |
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