But the other veiled woman was given a warning. The double-standard is in place and beginning to work. We shall see how many are ticked and how many are allowed to walk. This preferential treatment will backfire on the French if they do not apply the law equally.
We shall see.
From CBS News April 12
Another woman in another Paris suburb was stopped for wearing a veil, but was let go with a warning.
The inconsistent response illustrates the challenge for towns with a large Muslim community in enforcing a law that some view as Islamophobic.
Though such veils are very rare in France, many of the country's at least 5 million Muslims see the ban as a stigma. Islam is France's second-largest religion after Catholicism.
The ban also has been criticized by Iran's government and activists in Jordan.
President Nicolas Sarkozy says such veils imprison women and wanted a ban to uphold French values of equality and secularism.
A 27-year-old was stopped by police in the mall parking lot in the town of Mureaux, regional police said. She was handed a ticket that requires her to pay a ? ($216) fine or register for citizenship classes within a month.
Police said the exchange was brief and calm. The incident occurred Monday, the day France's ban on veils such as the niqab and burqa came into effect.
Another woman was stopped Tuesday for wearing a veil in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. The 35-year-old was brought to the police station and reminded of the law, police said.
While these were the first publicly reported incidents, it was unclear how many women have been stopped so far nationwide. The French government has estimated only about 2,000 women in France wear such veils, and a few vocal wearers have said they will defy the ban.
Moderate Muslim leaders in France and elsewhere agree that Islam does not require women to cover their faces, but many are uncomfortable with banning the veil.
Actually Islam does require the woman to cover herself in order to protect her from the lascivious stares of the menfolk. Since covering up is part of not just sharia law but a requirement of every Muslim to uphold, why are these so-called moderates uncomfortable? Could it be they know how Islam is defined today by it's leaders and practiced by some Muslims and are afraid they might be on the receiving end of retaliation?
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We shall see.
From CBS News April 12
Woman ticketed in France for wearing face veil
PARIS (AP) — A woman has been ticketed in a suburban Paris shopping center for wearing a face veil, in the first reported sanction under a new ban on the garments, police said Tuesday.Another woman in another Paris suburb was stopped for wearing a veil, but was let go with a warning.
The inconsistent response illustrates the challenge for towns with a large Muslim community in enforcing a law that some view as Islamophobic.
Though such veils are very rare in France, many of the country's at least 5 million Muslims see the ban as a stigma. Islam is France's second-largest religion after Catholicism.
The ban also has been criticized by Iran's government and activists in Jordan.
President Nicolas Sarkozy says such veils imprison women and wanted a ban to uphold French values of equality and secularism.
A 27-year-old was stopped by police in the mall parking lot in the town of Mureaux, regional police said. She was handed a ticket that requires her to pay a ? ($216) fine or register for citizenship classes within a month.
Police said the exchange was brief and calm. The incident occurred Monday, the day France's ban on veils such as the niqab and burqa came into effect.
Another woman was stopped Tuesday for wearing a veil in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. The 35-year-old was brought to the police station and reminded of the law, police said.
While these were the first publicly reported incidents, it was unclear how many women have been stopped so far nationwide. The French government has estimated only about 2,000 women in France wear such veils, and a few vocal wearers have said they will defy the ban.
Moderate Muslim leaders in France and elsewhere agree that Islam does not require women to cover their faces, but many are uncomfortable with banning the veil.
Actually Islam does require the woman to cover herself in order to protect her from the lascivious stares of the menfolk. Since covering up is part of not just sharia law but a requirement of every Muslim to uphold, why are these so-called moderates uncomfortable? Could it be they know how Islam is defined today by it's leaders and practiced by some Muslims and are afraid they might be on the receiving end of retaliation?
Read it all
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