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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Wealthy Businessman Says He's Paid $278,000 In Burqa Ban Fines
For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine.
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Europe Rights Court Upholds French Burqa Ban
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France's controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom.
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European Rights Court Upholds French Burqa Ban
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France's controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom.
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French court upholds controversial burqa ban
A French court on Wednesday convicted a young woman for wearing a full-face Islamic veil in public and threw out her bid to have the country's controversial burqa ban declared unconstitutional.
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Top French court rules sacking over veil 'discriminatory'
A French Muslim woman who was sacked for wearing the Islamic headscarf at work was unfairly dismissed on the basis of her religion, France's top court ruled on Tuesday.
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She's fighting France's attempt to ban the veil
The French Senate debates Tuesday whether to ban the burqa-style veil, a move that affects only a tiny minority of the country's Muslim women but has significant symbolic repercussions.Muslims believe the latest legislation is one more blow to France's second religion, and risks raising the level of Islamophobia in a country where mosques, like syn...
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Hundreds in Pakistan protest France's burqa ban
Hundreds of Muslims staged a protest in Karachi on Sunday against a ban approved by France's lower house of parliament on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils.The bill passed on Tuesday bans face-covering veils everywhere that can be considered public space and is seen as part of a determined effort to define and protect French values.It has disconcer...
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French Parliament approves ban on burqa
France's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday approved a ban on burqa-like Islamic veils, a move that is popular among French voters despite concerns from Muslim groups and human rights advocates. While 335 MPs voted in favour of the ban, only 1 opposed it.
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French ruling party to seek complete burqa ban
President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party will push for a law banning the full-face Islamic veil in order to defend France from "extremists", the party's parliamentary leader said on Wednesday.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Wealthy Businessman Says He's Paid $278,000 In Burqa Ban Fines
For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine.
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Europe Rights Court Upholds French Burqa Ban
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France's controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom.
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European Rights Court Upholds French Burqa Ban
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France's controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom.
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French court upholds controversial burqa ban
A French court on Wednesday convicted a young woman for wearing a full-face Islamic veil in public and threw out her bid to have the country's controversial burqa ban declared unconstitutional.
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Top French court rules sacking over veil 'discriminatory'
A French Muslim woman who was sacked for wearing the Islamic headscarf at work was unfairly dismissed on the basis of her religion, France's top court ruled on Tuesday.
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She's fighting France's attempt to ban the veil
The French Senate debates Tuesday whether to ban the burqa-style veil, a move that affects only a tiny minority of the country's Muslim women but has significant symbolic repercussions.Muslims believe the latest legislation is one more blow to France's second religion, and risks raising the level of Islamophobia in a country where mosques, like syn...
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Hundreds in Pakistan protest France's burqa ban
Hundreds of Muslims staged a protest in Karachi on Sunday against a ban approved by France's lower house of parliament on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils.The bill passed on Tuesday bans face-covering veils everywhere that can be considered public space and is seen as part of a determined effort to define and protect French values.It has disconcer...
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French Parliament approves ban on burqa
France's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday approved a ban on burqa-like Islamic veils, a move that is popular among French voters despite concerns from Muslim groups and human rights advocates. While 335 MPs voted in favour of the ban, only 1 opposed it.
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French ruling party to seek complete burqa ban
President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party will push for a law banning the full-face Islamic veil in order to defend France from "extremists", the party's parliamentary leader said on Wednesday.
