A French Town Bridges The Gap Between Muslims And Non-Muslims

A French Town Bridges The Gap Between Muslims And Non-Muslims
Veiled women take part in a demonstration on May 18, 2013 in Paris to ask for veiled parents to ask for the right of veiled parents to take their children to school. France has banned the wearing of niqabs - veils which cover the full face - in public. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Veiled women take part in a demonstration on May 18, 2013 in Paris to ask for veiled parents to ask for the right of veiled parents to take their children to school. France has banned the wearing of niqabs - veils which cover the full face - in public. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

ROUBAIX, France — Wearing head scarves and long skirts, the women glide along the faded back streets of this poor French town as they make their way to the mosque to hear the last prayer of the evening.

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