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French toast to liberty
"France doesn?t bar Muslims from anything. The ban on wearing veils pertains to schools only," says the French Ambassador.
With so many days devoted to so many worthless causes 14th July might just seem as an ordinary day. One might think that it just signifies the storming of Bastille, but try to forget the principles of liberty and solidarity, which got credence on this day, and you’d realise that the future would seem gloomy.
The French National Day is not just about the destruction of autocracy in France but also for universal values. And the party thrown by the French ambassador Dominique Girard, was a celebration and reminder of just that.
“Freedom also means equality on international stage and rights of the individual,” said the French Ambassador. Does this mean a ban on veils? The ambassador denies. “Religions should be protected. France doesn’t bar Muslims from anything. The ban only pertains to schools and such institutions, which we believe should be kept away from politics and religion.”
Definitions of freedom may differ but everyone concurred on the relevance of the French Revolution. The Mexican ambassador Julio Faesler Carlisle said, “The revolution has influenced political philosophy all over the world. It’s good to see modern day France engaging in world problems of health and economic development.” Heimo Richter, the German ambassador also gave his vote to the French philosophy. “I can relate to France as I have served in France too. I really like the French sense of liberty.” The idea might seem noble, but ideas find relevance only when they are implemented. Still a long way to go, if we consider the entire world as the stage.
With so many days devoted to so many worthless causes 14th July might just seem as an ordinary day. One might think that it just signifies the storming of Bastille, but try to forget the principles of liberty and solidarity, which got credence on this day, and you’d realise that the future would seem gloomy.
The French National Day is not just about the destruction of autocracy in France but also for universal values. And the party thrown by the French ambassador Dominique Girard, was a celebration and reminder of just that.
“Freedom also means equality on international stage and rights of the individual,” said the French Ambassador. Does this mean a ban on veils? The ambassador denies. “Religions should be protected. France doesn’t bar Muslims from anything. The ban only pertains to schools and such institutions, which we believe should be kept away from politics and religion.”
Definitions of freedom may differ but everyone concurred on the relevance of the French Revolution. The Mexican ambassador Julio Faesler Carlisle said, “The revolution has influenced political philosophy all over the world. It’s good to see modern day France engaging in world problems of health and economic development.” Heimo Richter, the German ambassador also gave his vote to the French philosophy. “I can relate to France as I have served in France too. I really like the French sense of liberty.” The idea might seem noble, but ideas find relevance only when they are implemented. Still a long way to go, if we consider the entire world as the stage.
