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PARIS President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France, calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the "debasement" of women.
In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France's Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being worn in public.
"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause at the Chateau of Versailles, southwest of Paris.
"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."
Dozens of legislators have called for creating a commission to study a possible ban in France, where there is a small but growing trend of wearing the full-body garment despite a 2004 law forbidding it from being worn in public schools.
France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, an estimated 5 million people, and the 2004 law sparked fierce debate both at home and abroad.
Well...if I were Queen I would outlaw burkas and Muslims in general.
lol, I'd outlaw McD's as well, but not because I care if you are a porker. More because of the cruelty to animal aspect.Well...if I were Queen I would outlaw burkas and Muslims in general.
I'd outlaw McDonald's so you'd be forced to shed a few.
Well...if I were Queen I would outlaw burkas and Muslims in general.
I'd outlaw McDonald's so you'd be forced to shed a few.
I dunno. I was making a fat joke in response to Ravi's comment regarding Muslims.Well...if I were Queen I would outlaw burkas and Muslims in general.
I'd outlaw McDonald's so you'd be forced to shed a few.
Didn't the Brits want to outlaw that?
I believe that individual businesses should have the right to place reasonable restrictions on clothing; I simply don't think that the government should be enacting any outright bans. If a woman wants to walk down the street in a burqa, that's her own problem as far as I'm concerned.Personally if the Frogs are doing this to protect women than I think the law is ill-conceived. However, if they want to do it to prevent crime. I mean, if you owned a bank or jewelry store would you want masked people (you can't tell if they are women) coming into your store!
It does make it so easy for short peepers though.
France says no to burqas. Is France just being French or are they using common sense? I hear the left already coming to the Muslims defense!
Sarkozy: France 'Cannot Accept' Burqas - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com
PARIS President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France, calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the "debasement" of women.
In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France's Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being worn in public.
"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause at the Chateau of Versailles, southwest of Paris.
"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."
Dozens of legislators have called for creating a commission to study a possible ban in France, where there is a small but growing trend of wearing the full-body garment despite a 2004 law forbidding it from being worn in public schools.
France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, an estimated 5 million people, and the 2004 law sparked fierce debate both at home and abroad.
I believe that individual businesses should have the right to place reasonable restrictions on clothing; I simply don't think that the government should be enacting any outright bans. If a woman wants to walk down the street in a burqa, that's her own problem as far as I'm concerned.
France says no to burqas. Is France just being French or are they using common sense? I hear the left already coming to the Muslims defense!
Sarkozy: France 'Cannot Accept' Burqas - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com
PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France, calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the "debasement" of women.
In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France's Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being worn in public.
"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause at the Chateau of Versailles, southwest of Paris.
"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement — I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."
Dozens of legislators have called for creating a commission to study a possible ban in France, where there is a small but growing trend of wearing the full-body garment despite a 2004 law forbidding it from being worn in public schools.
France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, an estimated 5 million people, and the 2004 law sparked fierce debate both at home and abroad.
it is insane to ban an article of clothing... totaly outrageous....no better than Muslim countrys forcing a dress code...if I was a french woman I would ware on just because they say i cant...what about nuns..for Christ sake...isn't a habit essentially a burka
