French Niqab Ban in Action
Posted by Brooklynwala in
Human Rights,
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Women,
World News on 04 11th, 2011 |
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The controversial new French law that bans Muslim women from wearing the niqab, or full-face veil, went into effect today and was met with resistance in Paris. The New York Times reports:
The police detained two fully veiled women at a small protest outside the Notre Dame cathedral in central Paris,...