Iraq kidnappings backfire in France / Many Muslims take stand against terrorists, accept head-scarf ban
Paris -- Many of France's more than 5 million Muslims have rallied surprisingly behind President Jacques Chirac in recent days, defending what most Muslims have bitterly opposed until now: a law prohibiting Muslim girls from wearing religious head scarves to school.
When students return to class today after the long summer recess, many Muslim schoolgirls will heed a strong message from their clerics -- obey the law, even though it might violate your principles.
