http://www.smh.com.au/world/no-place-for-burqas-in-france-sarkozy-20091113-icqw.html
No place for burqas in France: Sarkozy November 13, 2009 - 6:56AM French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there's no place in France for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women. Sarkozy says all beliefs will be respected but "becoming French means adhering to a form of civilisation, to values, to morals". Speaking on Thursday during a speech on national identity, the president said: "France is a country where there is no place for the burqa". France has a large Muslim community but only a small minority of French Muslim women wear burqas, which are common in Afghanistan, or other face-covering veils. Sarkozy said in June that burqas would not be welcome in France. Since then a parliamentary panel has been looking into the possibility of banning them in public. AP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
