French Burka Ban takes effect Monday

[krazykat88]

A law has come into force in France which makes it an offence for a Muslim woman to conceal her face behind a veil when in public.

Anyone caught breaking the law will be liable to a fine of 150 euros (£133, $217) and a citizenship course.

People forcing women to wear the veil face a much larger fine and a prison sentence of up to

Comments

[poetic_pixie_13]

Let's 'liberate' women by legislating what they can and cannot do!

[endlos_schleife]

because in an egalitarian society we have to dictate people what not to wear.

[mel_darcy]

[sashwizzled]

This. Why not just make people take them off when driving and in banks? I understand that. That's reasonable. This is misogynistic, completely unhelpful and really disgusting.

What about the Muslims who were born and raised in France, who've been here their whole lives? Do they have to go to citizenship lessons? What about wearing the veil is so un-French, anyway? It's not even logical Islamophobia.

[romp]

Thing is, I don't think a man who forces/pressures his wife/daughter/sister/whatever female relative to wear it would allow her to go out without it just because its now illegal. I suspect some women will become more marginalized.

That sounds like the most likely outcome to me, OP. Someone who feels like his culture/religion demands that his wife be covered isn't going to shrug and get over it because France ruled otherwise. More likely, she can't go out without being covered so...now she can't go out.

And all this to "help" 2000 women? Sounds like the ultimate in concern trolling.

[mel_darcy]

[sitakhet]

And all this to "help" 2000 women? Sounds like the ultimate in concern trolling.

Nah, the ultimate concern trolling was when Quebec banned the niqab. There are about 12 women in the whole province who wear it.

No, I did not forget any zeroes. It's 12.

[azetburcaptain]

ugh France must you do this :(