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Dutch Government Drafts Burqa Ban Legislation

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch prime minister says the government has drawn up legislation to ban face-covering veils such as the burqa worn...

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Demystifying the Burqa

Harris Zafar | Posted 06.18.2011

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All eyes are on France this week, as their ban of Islamic veils went into effect on Monday. Extremists on opposite sides of this debate have engaged in a virtual tug-of-war, and Muslim women are the rope.

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Two Women Detained As France's Islamic Veiling Ban Kicks In

AP | By CAMILLE RUSTICI | Posted 06.11.2011

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PARIS -- France's new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday, as several women appeared veiled in front of Paris' Notre Dam...

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The Burqa Ban: Another Misguided Step Toward So-Called Equality

Katie Hawkes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Surely it is a logical fallacy to brand a religious practice as 100-percent erroneous because it has been warped at the hands of fanatics. Perhaps we are the ones with a warped idea of what is truly beautiful.

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WaPo 'On Faith': What Not To Wear: Outlawing The Face Veil

The Washington Post | Zehra Rizavi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The debate on the merits of the face veil must come from within the religion, not imposed from without. When European governments inject themselves in...

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Don't Mess With My Burqa, Monsieur

Pepe Escobar | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm already making plans to arrive at terminal 2 of Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris in the spring of 2011 sporting my burqa.

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Why I Hate the Burqa -- And Yes, I Wear One

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Outlawing the burqa will create a tremendous divide between non-Muslims and Muslims. But wearing the burqa in the West is also just plain stupid.

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French Parliament 'Overwhelmingly' Approves Ban On Islamic Face Veils

AP | ANGELA DOLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — France's lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a ban on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils Tuesday, part of a determined effo...

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Belgium Poised To Ban Muslim Veil

Religion News Service | Elizabeth Bryant | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Elizabeth Bryant Religion News Service PARIS (RNS) Belgium is poised to become Europe's first country to ban the face-covering Islamic veil, after...

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A Jewish Voice Against the Burqa Ban

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

It is easy to see how the "burqa ban" might be misused as a part of a broader effort to stigmatize a religious population, one that already perceives itself to be on the margins of society.

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Belgium Parliament Approves Burqa Ban

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — A parliamentary committee unanimously voted Wednesday to ban the wearing of face-covering veils in public, a major step in the legisl...

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Why I Support a Ban on Burqas

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

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The burqa is not a dress, it's a message, one that clearly communicates the subjugation, the subservience, the crushing and the defeat of women.

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Man Denied French Citizenship Because Wife Wears Veil

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Moroccan man has been denied French citizenship because he demanded his French wife wear a full-face Islamic veil, Reuters reports. "It emerged d...

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French Call For Veil Ban In Public Buildings

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — A parliamentary panel will recommend on Tuesday that France ban face-covering Muslim veils in public locations such as hospitals and sch...

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France Will Oppose But Not Ban Burqas

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS (Reuters) - France will issue recommendations against full face veils but not pass a law barring Muslim women from wearing them, a leading backe...

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France Moves Closer To Banning Muslim Niqabs And Burqas

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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LA VERRIERE, France — The man she married is French, her four children were born in France and she speaks French with only a trace of her native...

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Sarkozy: Full Veil Not Welcome In France

The Guardian | Lizzy Davies Paris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nicolas Sarkozy last night threw his weight behind moves to ban the full Islamic veil in France, calling for an "unambiguous" parliamentary resolution...

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French Bank Denies Woman Entry For Wearing A Hijab (VIDEO)

Linktv | Posted 05.25.2011

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France caused a stir in the Muslim world in 2004 with a law barring the hijab (headscarf) and all other religious clothing from state primary and seco...

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French Lawmaker: Burqa Ban Can Be Gradual

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — French legislators took up the touchy subject of face-covering, body-length Muslim veils such as the burqa Wednesday, as a leading lawma...

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France Burqa Stance Elicits Al Qaeda Threat

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following an imbroglio in France in late June when President Nicolas Sarkozy declared the burqa to be unwelcome and against French values, al Qaeda is...

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French Burqa Ban Commission Created

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — A top Muslim group in Britain lashed out at Nicolas Sarkozy as "patronizing and offensive" on Tuesday, after the French president said b...

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French Wants To Study Burqa Wear, May Ban It In Public

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — France wants to study the small but growing trend of burqa wear, with an eye to possibly banning the Islamic garment from being worn in ...

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