Only citizenship for some: France denies citizenship to Muslim woman

Apparently it is OK to determine gradients of assimilation when granting people citizenship status in France. According to the BBC, last week, a Muslim woman was denied approval of her application for citizenship because she has not shown that she has been able to assimilate effectively into French society.

Social services reports said the burqa-wearing Faiza M lived in “total submission to her male relatives”.
Faiza M said she has never challenged the fundamental values of France.
Her initial application for French citizenship was rejected in 2005 on the grounds of “insufficient assimilation” into France.
She appealed, and late last month the Conseil d’Etat, France’s highest administrative body which also acts as a high court, upheld the decision to deny her citizenship.

It appears that no matter how many times Muslim women talk about how their religious choices may not always be directly connected to their experiences with patriarchy, no one listens.