1.0 link 220564 <![CDATA[Sarkozy's Rejection of the Burqa Will Only Further Marginalize Muslims]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sabria-jawhar/sarkozys-rejection-of-the_b_220564.html Muslim women locked in a tyrannical chokehold by Muslim men can rest easy. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is ready to rescue us.

In a breathtaking moment of hubris, Sarkozy in a speech to France's Parliament said there is no place for the burqa in France.

"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said. "The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of...

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