When religious customs meet French secularism | DW News

A request by a Hindu religious delegation has sparked outrage in France after female employees were reportedly sidelined during an Eiffel Tower visit. What does the controversy reveal about religion, gender and secularism? We asked South Asia expert Christophe Jaffrelot of Sciences Po.

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00:00 Eiffel Tower reopens after staff strike
00:32 Visitors return to Paris landmark after disruption
00:47 Why employees walked out in protest
01:26 Political backlash and investigation announced
02:00 Christophe Jaffrelot, research director at CERI and president of the French Political Science Association
03:04 What is BAPS? Background on the Hindu movement
05:08 Why the controversy has become a major political issue

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