text: I agree that the wearing of the hijab in some places in our country is tantamount to pasting a bullseye on your back.  But there is something going on overseas we might care to ponder.
  
  An unintended consequence of France's regulation (some would say ban) on the wearing of the hijab or various facial or full body coverings in public places has led to greater safety through anonymity for its 10% Muslim population.  The high-minded (and today, somewhat highfalutin) sentiment of liberté, égalité, fraternité has its limits too.  But that's not surprising for France as anyone even passingly familiar with the Dreyfus Affair already knows.
  
  As of a year or so ago, a good majority of French Jews expressed a serious intent to emigrate to Israel.  Some cited better economic opportunty there, but about as many cited increasing French anti-Semitism as the reason.  Why French anti-Semitism is perceived to be getting worse can be guessed, but openly only so far - especially in France itself.