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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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Overwhelming Majority Of Britons Favour Banning Burqa: Poll
Britons favour banning of the Islamic veil or burqa by an overwhelming majority of more than two-to-one, a recent UK poll, commissioned in the aftermath of banning of burkini swimwear on a number of French beaches, has found.
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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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France reaffirms limits on Muslim headscarves, veils
A French appeals court, ruling in a hotly debated religious rights case, on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a Muslim daycare worker for wearing a headscarf at a creche that demanded strict neutrality from its employees.
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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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Veiled French woman imprisoned for biting police officer
A French Muslim teenager who was arrested for wearing a full Islamic veil was sent to prison for two months on Thursday after being convicted of biting a policewoman.
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Satyagraha against burqa ban in France
Rachid Nekkaz, a French businessman who lives in Parisian suburb says he is calling for a "civil disobedience" against the burqa ban. Women who want to freely wear the niqab should do so he says and he will pay their fines of 150 euro each. Nekazz says, "Thanks to the property business I own it's possible for me to raise upto 5 million euros of fin...
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French Senate bans wearing of Muslim veil
The French senate has overwhelmingly given the green light to a new law banning face veils in public places. They voted 246 to 1 in favour of the bill, already passed in the lower chamber.The proposer of the law - Senator Francios-Noel Buffet - says it is the right move. The subject is a controversial one. Muslim leaders have voiced concern that th...
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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 'burqa ban' goes before parliament
Mirroring moves in Belgium and Spain, lawmakers in France begin debate this week on a bill aimed at banning the full-face Islamic veil in the country with Europe's biggest Muslim minority.The legislation would make it illegal to wear the face-covering veil anywhere in public and impose fines of USD 190 dollars to women caught in attire that Preside...
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French Parliament to debate burqa ban
A fractured panel of French legislators on Tuesday endorsed the idea of a ban on full facial veils in government offices, public hospitals and mass transit, but Parliament remains deeply divided over the effectiveness and constitutionality of such a law.
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France inches closer to burqa ban
After six months of fierce debates on the burqa, a French parliamentary committee has recommended a partial ban on women wearing the burqa.
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Sarkozy tells lawmakers to prepare burqa bill
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told lawmakers on Wednesday that parliament should pass a bill banning the full Islamic veil but said the measure must be handled carefully so as not to stigmatise Muslims.
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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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Overwhelming Majority Of Britons Favour Banning Burqa: Poll
Britons favour banning of the Islamic veil or burqa by an overwhelming majority of more than two-to-one, a recent UK poll, commissioned in the aftermath of banning of burkini swimwear on a number of French beaches, has found.
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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.
-
France reaffirms limits on Muslim headscarves, veils
A French appeals court, ruling in a hotly debated religious rights case, on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a Muslim daycare worker for wearing a headscarf at a creche that demanded strict neutrality from its employees.
-
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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Veiled French woman imprisoned for biting police officer
A French Muslim teenager who was arrested for wearing a full Islamic veil was sent to prison for two months on Thursday after being convicted of biting a policewoman.
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Satyagraha against burqa ban in France
Rachid Nekkaz, a French businessman who lives in Parisian suburb says he is calling for a "civil disobedience" against the burqa ban. Women who want to freely wear the niqab should do so he says and he will pay their fines of 150 euro each. Nekazz says, "Thanks to the property business I own it's possible for me to raise upto 5 million euros of fin...
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French Senate bans wearing of Muslim veil
The French senate has overwhelmingly given the green light to a new law banning face veils in public places. They voted 246 to 1 in favour of the bill, already passed in the lower chamber.The proposer of the law - Senator Francios-Noel Buffet - says it is the right move. The subject is a controversial one. Muslim leaders have voiced concern that th...
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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 'burqa ban' goes before parliament
Mirroring moves in Belgium and Spain, lawmakers in France begin debate this week on a bill aimed at banning the full-face Islamic veil in the country with Europe's biggest Muslim minority.The legislation would make it illegal to wear the face-covering veil anywhere in public and impose fines of USD 190 dollars to women caught in attire that Preside...
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French Parliament to debate burqa ban
A fractured panel of French legislators on Tuesday endorsed the idea of a ban on full facial veils in government offices, public hospitals and mass transit, but Parliament remains deeply divided over the effectiveness and constitutionality of such a law.
-
France inches closer to burqa ban
After six months of fierce debates on the burqa, a French parliamentary committee has recommended a partial ban on women wearing the burqa.
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Sarkozy tells lawmakers to prepare burqa bill
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told lawmakers on Wednesday that parliament should pass a bill banning the full Islamic veil but said the measure must be handled carefully so as not to stigmatise Muslims.
