The lower house of the French parliament has voted in favor of banning the burqa in public, the female Muslim veil which covers the entire face and body: with broad cross-party support for banning the burqa, lawmakers at the French National Assembly voted in favor of the bill by an overwhelming 336 votes for and just one against the measure.
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