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France to Ban Veil in Some Public Places
Topic Started: Jan 26 2010, 04:51 PM (23 Views)
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I've had a look and can't see this posted anywhere else so sorry if it has been!


France has backed a partial ban on the wearing of Muslim veils in public.

A parliamentary inquiry recommended they be made illegal in all places of public services, including public transport.

It also said residence cards and citizenship should be refused to anyone with visible signs of a "radical religious practice."

Its report contains a series of measures intended to dissuade women from wearing all-enveloping veils.

But there is no call to outlaw them in private areas and in the street. The 32-member, multi-party panel heeded warnings that a full ban risked being deemed unconstitutional and could even cause trouble in a country where Islam is the second-largest religion.

The language in the report is carefully chosen in an effort to avoid offending France's estimated five million Muslims -- the largest population in western Europe - and accusations of discrimination.

Muslim leaders have already complained that the debate over the full veil coupled with an ongoing discussion on French national identity has already left some Muslims feeling their religion is becoming a government target.

The topic of the all-encompassing veil is charged with passion and politics, and the panel failed to reach a consensus on whether any action was warranted, and what kind, despite universal agreement that veils covering the face are not wanted in France.

The report culminates a six-month inquiry into the wearing of veils that began after President Nicolas Sarkozy said in June that they are "not welcome" on French territory.

The veil is widely viewed in France as a gateway to extremism, an insult to gender equality and an offence to France's secular foundation. A 2004 French law bans Muslim headscarves from primary and secondary school classrooms.


http://news.uk.msn.com/world/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=151891504


Now hopefully they will see sense and ban it in public totally and even more hopefully, our govt. will take note and do the same .. I can dream!
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britain should do the same
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