Posted on 07/30/2009 2:13:19 PM PDT by Nachum
Only 367 women in France wear Islamic veils that cover their faces and bodies, a newspaper reported on Wednesday, undermining the position of politicians who are pushing for a ban on the garments.
A panel of legislators is studying the issue of whether the number of women wearing such veils is on the rise and why. The panel is expected to say in coming months whether it backs a ban on the veils in public places, as advocated by some politicians.
President Nicolas Sarkozy has stopped short of backing a ban, but has said the veils were "not welcome" in France.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
Not as full, at least you can see her face. And she’s not a bomb factory either.
I don’t see any reason to believe the source or to sympathize with them.
Sorry, our scary “lady” doesn’t scare me. They do!
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