Teaching python to non-programmers

[Paul Rudin]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> writes:

> On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:42:14 -0700, Rustom Mody wrote:
>
>> In middle-eastern society women are expected to dress heavier than in
>> the West. A few years ago a girl went to school in France with a scarf
>> and she was penalized.
>
> Citation please. I think this is bogus...

This is not bogus. France has quite a strong tradition of keeping the
education system secular and has passed a law regarding the wearing of
"ostentatious" religious symbols in public schools, which also affects
things like the wearing of crosses.

Wikipedia has plenty on this...

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_scarf_controversy_in_France>