More on French Secularism

The Arab poet Adonis comments on the French approach, especially as it affects Muslims here. He writes:

"Public institutions belong to all citizens: schools and universities, in particular, are open to all. They are places from which all external marks of denomination and distinctive 'signs' should be excluded. And to this category of 'public institutions' we can add streets, cafés, meeting places, cinemas, conference halls, and so on."