2022/12/16 by Éric Maurin, Nicolás Navarrete · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Christian ministry #Education and Islamic Studies #Geography #Immigration #Islam #Law #Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender #Neutrality #Parliament #Political science #Politics #Public sphere #Religious Education and Schools #Sociology
paper · open access · doi:10.1093/epolic/eiac069
published in Economic Policy 38(113), 63-98 (Oxford University Press)
openalex publication_date 2022/12/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Abstract The Islamic veil is a subject of intense controversy in many Western countries. In particular, it remains an open question whether banning the veil in schools prevents female Muslim students from engaging in normal schooling, or whether it is a policy that promotes their integration. We shed light on this question by exploring the effects of the 1994 ministerial circular that required French schools to ban Islamic veils. We show that the ban coincided with a significant improvement in the educational attainment of female students of Muslim origin, as well as a rise in mixed marriages.