Not So Fast On Burqa Ban
Another viewpoint is expressed.
France’s highest administrative body warned Tuesday that a total ban on full-body Islamic veils in public risks being found unconstitutional but that rules requiring the face to be uncovered could be justified.
Even a limited ban on the full-body veil would be difficult to enforce, the Council of State said in a study of the legal possibilities for a broad application of a ban on burqa-like garments that was commissioned by Prime Minister Francois Fillon earlier this year.
A total ban risks violating the French constitution and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the report said.
The report is the latest development in President Nicolas Sarkozy’s efforts to ban face-covering veils after he told the French in June that such garb was ”not welcome” in France.
I just posted an article on the same thing in Belgium. They want to ban the full burqa. Not exactly what I call religious tolerance. I understand that some people believe they oppress women, but I wonder if they have ever spoken to a Muslim woman about it?