'French secularism, once a means to protect individual freedom, has become a tool to defend a supposed national identity'
- Posted on December 9, 2025
- By Le Monde
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'French secularism, once a means to protect individual freedom, has become a tool to defend a supposed national identity'
OP-ED. As France marks the 120th anniversary of the 1905 law separating churches and state, a coalition of non-profit organizations warns that the principle of laïcité, the French concept of secularism, is being transformed into a system of citizen surveillance.
