![In this video grab image taken on May 2, 2018, Union President at Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV) Maryam Pougetoux walks down a street in Paris. - UNEF - a student union is facing criticism after electing to its leadership a veiled Muslim woman. (Photo by STR / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PXKPN77TMK4SR7FQQCSZP5OOMU.jpg?smart=true&auth=de668c8db789941b8ef470aaf08b97b07713c7b0439eb00ad06d956cece1c1c9&width=400&height=225)
Maryam Pougetoux, spokesperson of the National Union of Students in France, in Paris. AFP
Maryam Pougetoux, spokesperson of the National Union of Students in France, in Paris. AFP
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