Former Prime Minister François Fillon spoke in favor of banning the veil from all public spaces, "not in the street but in schools, universities, during school trips".

He also felt that teaching Arabic was not a priority for public schools.

François Fillon, former LR presidential candidate, spoke on Tuesday for the banning of the veil "from all public space, not in the street but in schools, universities, during school trips".

He denounces again "Islamic totalitarianism" in Lexpress.fr.

"The emergency context justifies that teaching Arabic is not a priority"

"I think we must banish the veil from all public space. Not in the street, but in schools, universities, during school trips and even in all establishments open to the public," said the former Premier Minister of Nicolas Sarkozy, author of a book "Vaincre le totalitarian Islam", during his campaign for the 2017 presidential election. He also considers that "the emergency context justifies the teaching of Arabic not to be a priority of public school ".

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He calls for a "general mobilization" against Islamism

Author of the circular banning the veil at school in 2004, while he was Minister of National Education, François Fillon denies having buried the report of Jean-Pierre Obin, former Inspector General of Education national, warning against Muslim practices and signs of religious affiliation at school.

"I do not absolve myself of all responsibility in the fact that we did not sufficiently take into account the radicalization of postures at school. I would say that, as far as I am concerned, I did a little more than the others, ”he says.

"The secularization of the Muslim religion is receding", he regrets, considering that "it is essential that a general mobilization be decreed" against Islamism.

"We must show a lot of modesty, avoid definitive formulas, 'they will not pass' or 'fear will change sides', because we are facing a social crisis", he also affirms, in reference to the statements of President Emmanuel Macron, after the beheading of Samuel Paty, professor of history and geography of Yvelines, in "an Islamist attack".