151. France advances ban on some Islamic veils
- Author
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Gauthier-Villars, David
- Subjects
France. National Assembly -- Laws, regulations and rules ,France. National Assembly -- Political activity ,France -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Costume, Islamic -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Costume, Islamic -- Usage ,Legislative bodies -- France ,Legislative bodies -- Political activity ,Legislative bodies -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Women, Muslim -- Clothing ,Women, Muslim -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Bill drafting -- Analysis ,Church and state -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Government regulation ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Without spelling it out specifically, most Islamic women's dress that covers the face, such as the burka, are to be banned. The French national Assembly passed a law that forbids the concealing of one's face in public, with certain exceptions, such as masks for carnivals and working attire, such as welders' helmets.
- Published
- 2010