France bans Burkha on women
I decided to do a little bit more digging on the subject as Jeff suggested in class. At first glance you’d think anyone should have the right to wear whatever they want be it religious in nature or decoration. You can look on the streets of NYC and see far more outlandish things than a simple Burkha so what’s the big deal? According to French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the veils “imprison women and contradict this secular nation's values of dignity and equality. Muslim is also the #2 religion in France.
It turns out though that only about 10% of the Muslim population in France even wear the Burkha and the law is written so that “The words "women," "Muslim" and "veil" are not even mentioned. The law says it is illegal to hide the face in the public space.” So that gives the question if its cold does that mean you can’t put a scarf over your face? Would you get arrested for it?
To read more about the law and the controversy here an article on it.
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