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Well... In many European countries, as a government employee, you're not allowed to wear religious symbols in government buildings. This also applies to Muslim women, naturally. It's kinda similar to the whole US debate about Christian crosses or bible references in schools and courthouses.
The question would be: where do you draw the line? The French draw the line in schools. That's similar to Islamic Turkey, by the way, where head-scarfs are *also* banned. Would Turkey be persecuting Muslims too?
You may not like this law, but at least try to understand where it came from before labeling it racist. It might be interesting to note that not only France did this; some German states also banned head-scarfs. In fact, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands (amongst others) are thinking about following the French example.
In the case of my country, it started when some Muslim girls decided to wear a Chador (full face covered) in school. The same school where they were learning to become teachers. The school banned those things because they make it virtually impossible for teachers to communicate properly with these girls, with the lack of facial expressions and such.
Final note: head-scarfs are *NOT* manditory in Islam; some people interpret the Quran as saying they are, some interpret it as saying they're not.
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