2013 Trappes riots
| 2013 Trappes riots | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 19–21 July 2013 (3 days) | ||
| Location | |||
| Methods | Stone throwing, arson | ||
| Parties | |||
| Number | |||
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| Casualties | |||
| Injuries | 1+[6] | ||
| Arrested | 6[7]–10[5] | ||
Riots broke out in Trappes, a suburb (banlieue) of Paris, France, on 19 July 2013 after the police arrested a man who assaulted a police officer, who tried to check the identity of his wife wearing a Muslim veil on 18 July 2013.
Background[edit]
France officially banned face covering in public places in April 2011.[8] Although disputed by French Muslims, the law remains in effect. On 18 July a 21-year-old Muslim convert was asked by the police to remove her face-covering veil. Her husband tried to choke the officer and was detained.[1] The female was released on 20 July awaiting a court hearing.[1]
The incident is part of the Islamic scarf controversy in France.[9]
Riots[edit]
On 19 July hundreds of youths throwing rocks, reportedly mainly of North African ethnicity, attacked the local police station.[1]
On 20 July[5] 20 cars were burned in Trappes.[1][2][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "France veil row sparks Trappes unrest". BBC News. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Islamists Riot in Paris Suburb". The Jewish Press. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Second night of riots in Paris over 'burka ban' fine". The Telegraph. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Rioters set Paris ablaze over ban on Islamic veil". The Independent. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Paris riots sparked by police identity check on veiled Muslim woman". The Guardian. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Violence Erupts in Paris Suburb Over Muslim Veil Arrest". Voice of America. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "6 held over violence in France after police check veiled woman". Toronto Sun. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Trouble in Trappes: Violence erupts over the controversial burqa ban". The Economist. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Korteweg, Anna (2014). The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging. Stanford University Press. pp. 54, 55, 56. ISBN 0804776857.
- ^ "Clashes erupt in France over veil ban". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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