Press review | 27/01/2010

 

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France at odds over "burqa" ban

France at odds over "burqa" ban

 

A French parliamentary committee recommended on Tuesday that the so called burqa, or Muslim full-body veil, be banned. While a burqa ban could check the spread of fundamentalism it is also humiliating for those affected by it, European commentators argue.

With articles from the following publications:
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Germany, Libération - France, Corriere del Ticino - Switzerland

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