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  <p>The woman argued that her &ldquo;religious beliefs&rdquo; prevented her from shaking hands
with a male senior official presiding over the citizenship ceremony in the
southeastern Isere region in June 2016, as well as with a local politician.</p>

<p>The government said her behaviour showed she was &ldquo;not assimilated into the
French community&rdquo; - one of the reasons it can invoke under the civil code to
oppose citizenship for the spouse of a French national.</p>

<p>The woman, who has been married to a Frenchman since 2010, appealed the April
2017 decision, calling it an &ldquo;abuse of power&rdquo;.</p>

<p>But the Council of State, the court of last appeal in such matters, ruled the
government &ldquo;had not improperly applied&rdquo; the law.</p>

<p>Similar action was taken against a Muslim-owned supermarket in France that was
shut down in December, for the owners&rsquo; decision to refuse the sale of alcohol
and pork.</p>

<p>Authorities said the Good Price mini-market in Colombes, located in Paris was
shut down for &ldquo;violating its terms of lease&rdquo;.</p>

<p>The supermarket is required to be a &ldquo;general food store&rdquo; according to its
licence and must meet the needs of all of its inhabitants, meaning it must
sell pork and alcohol, but that defeats the purpose of its halal credentials.</p>

<p>The owner Soulemane Yalcin opened his store in 2015 and turned it into a
supermarket that sells halal produce.</p>

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