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...achieved the goal, so elusive for France as a whole, of creating harmony from diversity. "Saint-Denis may be the biggest melting pot in the world today, and we reflect that diversity of ethnicities and faith among our students and teachers," says school director Gérard Héloir. He says that the school is not out to create an institutional form of multiculturalism, but simply to help students integrate into wider French society. "We provide a setting where everyone lives and works together in spite of racial or religious differences, but without allowing those to become dividers...
...than their kids can receive in the disadvantaged area's public schools. Around 50% of students admitted qualify for the financial aid the state offers to students turning to private education. That means that what gets them in is not money or religion, but dedication to study, Héloir notes. Only 27% of its 2,436 students are practicing Catholics, compared to 25% Muslims, 8% Jews and 4% Protestants; the rest don't practice any religion. Religious studies are voluntary and largely focus on history and philosophy; those seeking the traditional religious instruction of their faith may also...
...fact, Héloir bans what he deems nonscriptural expressions of faith - a rule that's in line with France's law against religious symbols in state schools (except that law applies to crosses, too). "We have no head scarves here, no yarmulkes, no turbans, no hoods, piercings or tattoos," he says. "Students are here because they want to be, so they must adhere to our rules. Effort is made by everyone - that's what a community does...
...citizens take care of themselves. Why do the Americans feel they should save the world? Imagine how scared the Iraqis would be if the U.S. pulled out. They would realize that by encouraging terrorism, they have created a monster at their own door. Ghislaine Quibel La Chartre sur le Loir, France...
...Iraqis would be if the U.S. pulled out. They would realize that by encouraging terrorism, they have created a monster at their own door. I feel sorry for the Americans, who are victims of both Iraqi hatred and their own government's policies. Ghislanie Quibel La Chartre sur le Loir, France...