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| Burqa Ban Keeps Immigration Issue Alive in France |
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[28 January 2010 by A. D. McKenzie, IPS] With the French regional elections coming up in March and a debate on national identity raging, the burqa polemic is keeping the immigration and "values" issue alive here. The report, which came after six months of official deliberation, recommends that the burqa, or full veil, be prohibited in schools, hospitals, government offices and public transportation. This would mean, for example, that a bus driver can refuse to accept a passenger dressed in a burqa. Click here to read the whole article.
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