France ponders a burqa ban

[brandondedicant]

France, which already disallows headscarves in public schools, is beginning to debate whether they should ban the burqa (head to toe-covering garment) entirely.  Here's a quote:

"Now Nicolas Sarkozy has sparked another by calling the burqa, a head-to-toe Islamic garment, “a sign of subjugation…of debasement” that is “not welcome on French territory

Comments

[lorele]

Yeah, that laissez-faire thing; isn't it their word to begin with?