Posts Tagged ‘Burka’

Burqa banned in Belgium

April 30th, 2010

Belgium’s lower house of parliament has voted for a law banning the burqa in public yesterday. However, Christian Liberals and Democrats in the Senate could still challenge it, delaying its enforcement.

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French commission reignites burka debate

January 26th, 2010

France steps closer to banning the Islamic face veils in public, reports Natasha Lehrer

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Lay preaching

August 25th, 2009

a_poirierThe reignition of the burka debate in France reflects the political class’s fears for the state’s treasured “laïcité”, writes Agnès Poirier
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French minister urges burka ban

August 15th, 2009

A ban on wearing the all covering burka in France would stem the spread of what French minister Fadela Amara called the “cancer” of radical Islam. The Muslim minister for urban regeneration told the Financial Times newspaper that the head-to-toe body covering and veil represented the “oppression of women, their enslavement and their humiliation.” Read more here

“Burkini” ban reignites French dress row

August 13th, 2009

French officials have banned a Muslim woman from swimming in a public pool while wearing a swimsuit that covers her entire body. The woman known only as Carole had previously swum in July in the pool in Emerainville, east of Paris, in the “burkini” – a loose-fitting garment resembling a wetsuit with a hood. The management said this was for hygiene reasons, but she believes it was a political problem. Read more here

Sarkozy speaks out against burka

June 23rd, 2009

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has spoken out strongly against the wearing of the burka by Muslim women in France. Mr Sarkozy also gave his backing to the establishment of a parliamentary commission to look at whether to ban the wearing of burkas in public. Read more here

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