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New UNESCO head criticises burqas
400px-Burqa_Afghanistan_01.jpg The new director of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has spoken out against the wearing of burqas. In an interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide, she said that burqas cause problems and make women feel they are not equal to men. Read ...
French burqa ban a step closer
burqachops.jpg France is a step closer to banning the burqa. A committee has presented the parliament with a report proposing a ban on burqas in public transport, schools, hospitals ... . President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed his opposition to the garment last year by saying the burqa ...
Fashion fine - France wants to ban the burqa
to ban the burqa. Stick to the strategy - Spain wants the EU's economic goals to be binding. Glad ... :00 (EU, Euranet, Europe, European culture, European music, European news, European politics, French burqa ...
Veil-wearing French policewoman to face panel
burqa0502.jpg A female surveillance office for the Paris police who ... -to-toe burqa on the grounds that it is incompatible with French values. A recent survey showed 57 percent ... Cut benefit for burqa-wearers says mayor Fashion ...
The French parliament says Islamic dress is "unacceptable"
burqa-650.jpg Not a Bulletin Network Europe - 26 January 2010: Burka off! - the French ... politics, French burqa ban, Network Europe) ...
France set to move towards burqa ban
from wearing the full Islamic veil with the release Tuesday of a report calling for a ban on the burqa ... . It is expected to call the burqa an affront to French values and make 18 recommendations, including adopting ... and transport. President Nicolas Sarkozy set the tone for the debate when he declared the burqa & ...
Zurich rejects far right move to ban headscarves in schools
burqa.jpg The Swiss canton of Zurich said Monday it had rejected ... Cut benefit for burqa-wearers says mayor France partly retreats on burqa ban UNESCO chief wants ...
PM says man with 'burqa' wife has no place in France
on the head-to-toe burqa on the grounds that it is incompatible with French values. Prime Minister ... of the [French] republic. "This case is about a religious radical: he imposes the burqa, he ... for a ban on the burqa in schools, hospitals, government offices and public transport. The French ...
The law on banning the burqa
a legitimate aim (in the case of the burqa ban, the issue of public security or promotion of gender equality ... , for instance, a ban on burqas in France is grounded on a security concern, then the government needs to ensure ... Nicolas Sarkozy set a strong tone for the debate when he declared the burqa “not welcome” in France ...
France wants the streets clear of burqas
2405915420_34e330989a_b.jpg The burqa is causing heated debate in Europe. A French parliamentary commission has spent months deciding how the burqa can be banned in public buildings ... , saying Muslim women who wear the burqa were mounting an "unacceptable" challenge ...
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