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Sikhs living in France can wear their turbans in drivers license photos. The verdict has been given by Frances highest administrative body, which overturned on Dec. 5 an order not to deliver a license to a Sikh who refused to take off his turban for the photo. The ruling does not apply to identity or residence cards. The Council of State, hearing a case brought by Shingara Mann Singh, said, officials of his region, the Val doise, could not, as they did, cite a 1999 order by the Interior Ministry to refuse the license. The ruling could open the way for others, including Muslims wearing headscarves, to get drivers license photos that show them with their heads covered. Last year, conspicuous apparel, such as Muslim headscarves or Sikh turbans, was banned in France.
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