Thursday, July 17, 2008

French minister denounces burqa

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A Muslim member of the French government has backed a court's decision to deny citizenship to a Moroccan woman who wears the burqa. Urban Affairs Minister Fadela Amara said she hoped last month's ruling would "dissuade certain fanatics from imposing the burqa on their wives". She told the newspaper, Le Parisien, the head-to-toe garment was a "prison"...

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