French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned a proposal by far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen to ban the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in public, two days before the first round of the election. Le Pen, who has previously come under fire for her Islamophobic remarks, on Thursday called the hijab “an Islamist uniform” and compared a penalty for wearing the headscarf to a fine for not putting a seat belt on while travelling in a car. Macron told viewers of a live stream by French digital media outlet Brut thatLe Pen’s comment showed that her attempts to make her far-right …