It's time to see how well French culture stands up to the burqa ban. Will thousands of Muslims take to the streets in protest, will the French stand up for their own identity or will it become a matter of a few who defy the ban and take the heat in the name of Allah? We shall see come Monday, April 11.
From The Sydney Morning Herald April 8
French burqa ban goes into force on Monday
French police will from Monday become the first officers in Europe empowered to intercept Muslim women wearing full-face veils and to threaten them with fines if they refuse to expose their faces.
While some other countries and territories have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab, France -- home to Europe's largest Muslim population -- will be the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.
The law comes into effect at an already fraught moment in relations between the state and France's Muslim minority, with President Nicolas Sarkozy accused of stigmatising Islam to win back votes from a resurgent far right.
French officials estimate that only around 2,000 women, from a total Muslim population estimated at between four and six million, wear a niqab or a burqa, full-face veils that are traditional in parts of Arabia and South Asia.
But many Muslims and rights watchdogs accuse Sarkozy of targeting one of France's most vulnerable and isolated groups to signal to anti-immigration voters that he shares their fear that Islam is a threat to French culture.
Set Muslims up as the victim by calling the m isolated and vulnerable and at the same time call out anti-immigration advocates and accuse them of being Islamophobic. All in a days work for Islamists and jihadists.
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From The Sydney Morning Herald April 8
French burqa ban goes into force on Monday
French police will from Monday become the first officers in Europe empowered to intercept Muslim women wearing full-face veils and to threaten them with fines if they refuse to expose their faces.
While some other countries and territories have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab, France -- home to Europe's largest Muslim population -- will be the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.
The law comes into effect at an already fraught moment in relations between the state and France's Muslim minority, with President Nicolas Sarkozy accused of stigmatising Islam to win back votes from a resurgent far right.
French officials estimate that only around 2,000 women, from a total Muslim population estimated at between four and six million, wear a niqab or a burqa, full-face veils that are traditional in parts of Arabia and South Asia.
But many Muslims and rights watchdogs accuse Sarkozy of targeting one of France's most vulnerable and isolated groups to signal to anti-immigration voters that he shares their fear that Islam is a threat to French culture.
Set Muslims up as the victim by calling the m isolated and vulnerable and at the same time call out anti-immigration advocates and accuse them of being Islamophobic. All in a days work for Islamists and jihadists.
Read it all
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