evidence: Muslims make up an estimated 10% of the population in France — the largest Muslim population in Europe. Malet said teachers are generally very supportive of the law prohibiting the display of religious symbols in schools — about 90% said they are in favor of the ban in public secondary schools. Christophe Naudin, a history teacher at a public high school in Paris, is among them. Naudin said that his students across the religious spectrum need to understand that the ban is not anti-religion or anti-freedom — it’s for their own protection from proselytism in the classroom.