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‘Most Britons back burqa ban’More than two-thirds of people believe there should be a complete ban on wearing the burqa across Britain, according to a Five News and YouGov poll quoted on the SkyNews website. The survey was conducted after French MPs voted in favour of More… |
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Paris imam backs France's proposed burqa banA French imam active in Muslim dialogue with Jews has backed a law against full face veils, parting ways with most Muslim leaders in France urging parliamentarians not to vote for a planned "burqa ban". Hassen Chalghoumi, whose mosque stan More… |
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France partly retreats on burqa ban: mediaFrance is moving towards outlawing full Islamic veils in certain public buildings, stopping short of a broader ban that could violate religious freedom and deepen a rift in the government, media reported on Wednesday. A French parliamentar More… |
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Sarkozy says burqas have no place in FrancePresident Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that burqas, garments that cover women from head to toe and hide their faces, had no place in France as they were a sign of the subjugation of women. During a solemn speech to parliament on a wide r More… |
