Reactive ethnicity is the phenomenon where actions intended to limit or ban a practice cause people to continue the practice in protest.[1][2][3] Jeffery Reitz has used this term to explain why the French restrictions on traditional Islamic veils are provoking even unveiled Muslim women to wear Islamic veils.[3]

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  1. ^ Samuel, Sigal (August 3, 2018). "Banning Muslim Veils Tends to Backfire—Why Do Countries Keep Doing It?". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Samuel, Sigal (February 18, 2017). "The Long Arm of Marine Le Pen". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kassir, Alexandra; Reitz, Jeffrey G. (April 11, 2016). "Protesting headscarf ban: a path to becoming more French? A case study of 'Mamans toutes égales' and 'Sorties scolaires avec nous'" (PDF). Ethnic and Racial Studies. 39 (15): 2683–2700. doi:10.1080/01419870.2016.1171371. S2CID 146997231.
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