French Parliament Passes Law Banning Burqas

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[keep your powder dry]

PARIS—France risked the wrath of the Islamic world on Tuesday by banning burqas and other full-body robes worn by some Muslim women, in a long-debated move that shows the depth of concern over the rise of Muslim culture in Europe. The vote—passed primarily by the center-right party of President Nicolas Sarkozy, with most opposition Socialist Party lawmakers abstaining—came as a number of European countries are trying to figure out how to reconcile the values of modern Europe with more assertive expressions of Islamic faith.

Switzerland, for example, banned the construction of minarets after a referendum last year. Belgium and Spain are discussing measures to outlaw similar full-body cloaks. In Sweden, long known as one of Europe's most tolerant societies, an anti-immigration party that has called for Swedish Muslims to integrate more is expected to win its first Parliamentary seat in this weekend's elections.

In the U.S., tensions are running similarly high over plans to build an Islamic community center near the site of the World Trade Center destroyed by Muslim terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, and over a Florida pastor's threat to burn qurans in commemoration of the date last week....

[Hodar]

France risked the wrath of the Islamic world on Tuesday by banning burqas and other full-body robes worn by some Muslim women

This is a historic moment; France not only has a backbone, they are willing to take a stand that has not been forced upon them, before being defeated. Now, for perhaps the first time in centuries, other countries can look at France as a source of courage.

[Young Werther]

So we'll see more on the French Riviera, (Revelry?)

Say "Moi". Now that's a French less on!

[x_plus_one]

Maybe it’s not too late to get rid of the South St Louis minaret built for a moslem community center by Bosniaks.

[Vaduz]

I take back calling the French snail eaters they did good the same needs to be done here.

[teeman8r]

GUILTY!