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| French draft bill to fine Burka-wearing women |
| 2010-01-08 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Muslim women who wear the full Islamic veil in France will face a possible 750-euro ($1,000) fine, according to a draft bill unveiled Thursday by the leader of the parliamentary majority. Jean-Francois Cope, who heads the governing UMP party in the National Assembly, told Le Figaro newspaper's weekly magazine that men who force their wives to wear the burka or niqab could face an even heavier fine. "The law will address an issue of security," Cope said in an interview with the magazine. "The proposed measure would prohibit the covering of the face in public places and on the streets, with the exception of special cultural events or carnivals." The draft legislation will be presented in the next two weeks and should come up for debate in parliament after the March regional elections, he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I agree AzCat. They're looking at their major urban areas and south to Spain and their previously prestine vacation spots and shaking their heads. I think the French have had a gut full of it already, and the Poms are not far behind. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-08 12:18 |
| #2 European "tolerance" is miles wide and an inch deep. I've said for years that when push finally comes to shove they'll have a far easier time making the cultural adjustments necessary to counter Islamo-fascism than will the genuinely tolerant US. If, of course, demographics don't overwhelm them first. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2010-01-08 12:13 |
| #1 The french doing something right? What is wrong with this world. Please kill them or at the very least sequester them to the carnivals. Thank you have a nice day. |
| Posted by: Slong Pelosi8532 2010-01-08 02:30 |