While the law's language was facially neutral, meaning it did not explicitly name Islam or the hijab itself, it sought to ban the wearing of headscarves, or hijabs, by Muslim girls and women.

DEFINE: Clarifies the legal concept of 'facially neutral' language that nonetheless targets a specific group in practice.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 701