Many people, especially of Islamic origin argue that the bans supress their religious beliefs and violates their rights of religious freedom. The European Court of Human Rights upheld the ban after a case presented by an unnamed 24-year- old French citizen of Pakistani origin claimed that the ban violated her religious freedom and expression (BBC, 2014). The European Court of Human Rights reviewed the laws and bans and held up by a majority, that “there has been absolutely no violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), nor Article 9 (the rights to respect for freedom of though, conscience and religion), and unanimously, that there has been no violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European