The French Council of State on Tuesday advised the French government that a complete ban on full Islamic veils risks violating the French Constitution and the European Convention on Human...
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France to propose law banning full face veil in public: Sarkozy
French President Nicholas Sarkozy said Wednesday that the government will introduce legislation to ban traditional Muslim face veils in public places. Sarkozy's announcement comes weeks after a French parliamentary...
The top rights official at the Council of Europe on Monday rejected the notion of banning Muslim burqa and niqab garments. Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg noted in a...
France women's group takes legal action to ban 'veiled' candidate from election
The French branch of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA) initiated proceedings Sunday against the participation of a 'veiled' candidate in the upcoming French regional elections, following the dismissal of its initial legal...
Canada should consider burka ban as consistent with a free society
Farzana Hassan : "The French parliament is currently debating the legality of a proposed ban on the burka, the full veil worn by some conservative Muslim women. In a statement endorsing the recommendations of the parliament, President...
Angela C. Wu : "The French Parliament has issued a report recommending a ban on the burqa in government-run venues such as public transportation and hospitals. The 200 page report, published on...
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has asked the country's highest court, the State Council , for input on implementing a proposed law that would ban public wearing of the burqa,...
France parliamentary commission recommends partial burqa ban
The French parliamentary commission charged with investigating whether to enact laws banning the wearing of burqas or other "full veils" released its report Tuesday calling for a partial ban. The panel urged...
France burqa ban proposal likely limited to public buildings: reports
The French parliament will likely limit a proposal to ban the burqa and niqab, full face veils worn by some devout Muslim women, to public buildings only, according to Monday reports. A...
Imam Hassen Chalghoumi of Paris gave his support Friday to a proposed law that would ban wearing the burqa or niqab in public. In an interview with Le Parisien, Chalghoumi said that the...
