Politics. "I Didn't Understand": Jean-Luc Mélenchon Admits Having "Changed His Mind" on the Wearing of the Veil
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon today assumes his change of position on the Islamic veil, after having long considered it a symbol of "submission". An evolution that he presents as the fruit of a reflection...
The LFI presidential candidate admitted that he had changed his position regarding the wearing of the veil by Muslim women. He had described it in the past as a "skiff on the head". The leader of the Insoumis explains that he had "not understood".
France's leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, acknowledged on Wednesday 2 September that he had "changed his mind" and evolved over the years on the issue of the wearing of the Islamic veil, which he described in the past as a "sign of patriarchal submission": a "dreadful mistake," he conceded. This mea culpa is "a courageous turn on the part of a political leader," he greets Aurélien Taché. "Jean-Luc Mélenchon has become aware of this kind of obvious Is…
"The RN tells us again about the veil. Again! Always the same idea: divide the French. Everyone has their backs full of it. Everyone walks their way in... The article "A terrible mistake": leader LFI Jean-Luc Mélenchon says he regrets his old positions against the wearing of the veil appeared first on current values.
In 2010, the unsubstantiated presidential candidate described the veil as "a sign of patriarchal submission." He explained that he had changed his mind by discussing with the women concerned.
The candidate of La France insoumée admits having "changed his mind" on the veil. He says he has met veiled women, who "convinced him".
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