'I Will Not Cover Myself Up:' Le Pen Cancels Grand Mufti Meeting Over Required Headbag

French right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has refused to wear a headscarf for a meeting with the Lebanese Grand Mufti. In her statement, Le Pen said she would not cover herself up and cancelled the encounter.

Le Pen was scheduled to meet Sheikh Abdellatif Deriane, the Grand Mufti of Lebanon, in his office in Beirut on Tuesday.

After arriving, Le Pen was asked to wear a headscarf, but refused. According to AFP, Le Pen was given a veil by Mufti's aides.

#MarineLePen refuse de porter le voile au #Liban - https://t.co/mausNNzVUj via @Le_Figaro Bravo, refus de soumission 👏 pic.twitter.com/CfTrBU8Pub

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"You can pass on my respects to the Grand Mufti, but I will not cover myself up," Le Pen told reporters.

She added that at a meeting with Egypt's Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (a prestigious Sunni Islam title), back in 2015, she wasn't asked to wear a headscarf.

🇫🇷🇱🇧 Je rencontre ce matin le Patriarche maronite, le Cardinal Bechara Rahi, au siège du Patriarcat à #Bkerké au #Liban. pic.twitter.com/rZnCw161K8

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The Grand Mufti's press office said that Le Pen had been informed beforehand of their requirement, Reuters reports.