Five months after France's "burqa ban" came into effect, a police court Thursday issued its first fines against two women for wearing the niqab, a veil covering the entire face. The pair vowed to appeal to the European Commission of Human Rights.
Rachid Nekkaz (pictured) has set up a million euro fund to pay fines for women who choose to wear the full Islamic veil in countries, like France, where it is against the law to do so in public.
MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tues. 21/6/2011: Inside France's media today, we look at a protester who has found an original way to draw attention to France's strict ban on wearing the full Muslim veil in public. Also, a sex scandal involving foot massages and a look at a music festival across France today, the "Fête de la Musique".
As France starts enforcing a ban on the burqa, François Picard’s panel bemoans the lack of dialogue with those who practice the Muslim faith inside the EU nation with the highest Muslim population.
As France starts enforcing a ban on the burqa, François Picard’s panel bemoans the lack of dialogue with those who practice the Muslim faith in the EU nation with the largest Muslim population.
French police fined a woman for wearing a full Islamic veil for the first time on Tuesday as a new ban against full-face coverings came into force. The woman was fined 150 euros in the Mureaux district north-west of Paris.
A much-debated French ban on wearing full Islamic veils in public came into force Monday, and was promptly met with a protest at which two women wearing the garment were arrested.
Two women wearing full Islamic veils were arrested at a demonstration against France's "burqa ban" Monday in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. They were arrested for taking part in an illegal protest.
From today, it is illegal here in France to wear the face-covering veil in public. Any woman caught wearing the burka or niqab will face a fine and will be asked to take citizenship lessons. It is thought that in France, which is home to Europe’s largest Muslim population, the new law will affect around 2,000 women currently believed to wear the full veil. So was this law really necessary, and how will it be enforced?
From Monday, women wearing the full Islamic veil in France could be fined up to 150 euros and be ordered to attend “re-education” classes. The law has already sparked unrest, with police arresting 61 protestors against the law Saturday in Paris.
