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French burqa ban goes into force on Monday
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1335483:MV8xNDM5MDEwXzIzNzA0ODc1Xzc0QTRCMTYy] [quote:mathetes]Many supporters of the law have defended it as a measure not designed to harm Islam, but to support a woman's right to walk unveiled, although [b]the text makes it clear that a woman can not choose herself to cover her face in public. Under a ministerial directive, anyone refusing to lift his or her veil to submit to an identity check can be taken to a police station. There, officers must try to persuade them to remove the garment, and can threaten fines. A woman who repeatedly insists on appearing veiled in public can be fined 150 euros ($A205) and ordered to attend re-education classes.[/b] [/quote] ...wow Supporting people's rights by preventing them from ressing how they choose? What sort of fucked up logic is that? [/quote]
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French police will from Monday become the first officers in Europe empowered to intercept Muslim women wearing full-face veils and to threaten them with fines if they refuse to expose their faces.
While some other countries and territories have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab, France -- home to Europe's largest Muslim population -- will be the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.
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