French parliament approves burqa ban
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PARIS - France's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a ban on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils, part of a determined effort to define and protect French values that has disconcerted many in the country's large Muslim...
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As I stated in another thread I think this ban on the Burqa is the wrong way to go. Granted they are trying to protect french values but what about the muslin values. Does the values of one group of people out weigh those of another? Are the french people just the start of darker times for all of us? This is a question we all may have to face.
French burqa ban passes final test
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A ban on the burqa and other full-face veils will take effect in France from next northern spring after an unexpected ruling by the country's highest legal authority yesterday.In a decision that will divide the country, and may...
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Muslims worry about broader France headscarf ban
Because of her choice to wear a headscarf, Samia Kaddour, a Muslim, has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France. Soon, some private sector jobs could be off limits, too.French President Francois Hollande says...
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French Burqa Ban Doesnt Breach Rights Rules Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld France's ban on wearing a burqa or a niqab in public, ruling that a 2010 law on religious headgear does not breach Muslim women's human rights.The Strasbourg court ruled in the case...
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