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- Belgium - Burqa - France - government - international justice - Nicolas Sarkozy


Belgium burqa vote: the beginning of a European trend?

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The Belgian government will begin debating a controversial bill which could see Belgium become the first European country to ban face-covering Islamic veils from being worn in public. French President Nicolas Sarkozy should be watching this debate very closely as he will be soon proposing a similar ban in France. But what are the consequences of banning the burqa?

Presented by Annette Young.

Produced by Aurélien Aeberhard and Antonio Oliveira e Silva.


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poorly done

by Anonyme - 24/04/2010 - 08:13

Two highly opinionated, unbalanced points of view essentially both agreeing with each other. A poor documentary filled with irrationality. Could it not have been possible for someone who thinks this law is an infringement of freedom and a dangerous precedent to have been given air time? On each of the points they raise there is a very valid counter argument which is not raised - this is not a valid or useful debate.

Scary

by Anonyme - 23/04/2010 - 09:07

Scary these two bigots.

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