March 31, 2010Belgium moves towards public ban on burka and niqabBelgium has moved to the forefront of a campaign to restrict the wearing of the Muslim veil by […]
March 25, 2010President Sarkozy promises to ban the veil in FranceFrance is to ban the full Muslim veil, the Niqab, to protect the dignity of women, President Sarkozy […]
March 1, 2010Five European states back burka banMore than half of voters in four other major European states back a push by France’s Nicolas Sarkozy […]
February 22, 2010France is right to assume that the burqa is a political statementIn Lebanon’s Daily Star Newspaper, Sadanand Dhume argues French political leaders are correct in viewing the burqa as […]
February 5, 2010France denies citizenship to Moroccan man over burkaA Moroccan immigrant has been denied French citizenship after admitting that he forced his wife to wear a […]
February 2, 2010From Quebec to France: forced marriages still existMadeline Lamboley, a PhD student from the Universite de Montreal School of Criminology, hopes to create more data […]
January 27, 2010In France, Parliamentary panel recommends a burka ban in public institutionsMuslim women should not be allowed to wear burkas in public institutions, including banks, post offices, schools and […]
January 17, 2010Sarkozy party chief: France must ban full veilThe head of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party said Sunday he wants a law to ensure that Muslim women […]
December 19, 2009France plans law to ‘liberate’ women from full-face veilThe French Government will push for a law banning the full-face Islamic veil in order to defend France […]
December 10, 2009France and the Burka BrideFrance’s Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has declared that Muslim men who force their brides to wear Burkas should […]
November 12, 2009Sarkozy: No place for burqas in FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the […]
October 24, 2009French immigration official: ‘No burqas in the street’As France’s Parliament discusses a possible burqa ban, France’s immigration minister has proposed a debate on French “national […]
October 6, 2009«Il faut dire aux femmes que la République les protège»Sihem Habchi, the leader of Ni Putes Ni Soumises, a French group that helps Muslim women, has strongly […]
September 30, 2009Bumps on the road towards a burqa ban in FranceIn France, official debate on a possible burqa ban continues. via:[http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/09/30/bumps-on-the-road-towards-a-burqa-ban-in-france/]
September 3, 2009Waiting in France for a fatwa against forced marriagesChristine Jamaa, head of the group Voix des Femmes (Women’s Voice), fights against forced marriages in Islam: she […]
September 2, 2009New school year puts French on forced marriage alertAs thousands of girls and young women prepare to start the new school year in France, activists are […]
August 12, 2009Paris swimming refuses woman wearing BurkiniFrance’s struggle with Islamic dress has moved into the swimming pool after a 35-year-old woman was banned from […]
August 1, 2009French feminist Fadela Amara continues missionAugust’s issue of Connexion Magazine features an interview with French feminist Fadela Amara. Although Amara, who leans left […]
July 23, 2009James Delingpole: What Barack Obama could learn from Nicolas Sarkozy about IslamJames Delingpole argues that U.S. President Barack Obama could learn from French President Nicolas Sarkozy with regard to […]
July 8, 2009French lawmaker suggests gradual ban on burqasFrench legislators took up the touchy subject of face-covering, body-length Muslim veils such as the burqa Wednesday, as […]