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OPINION: 10 years after France banned the niqab, French governments are still stigmatising Muslims

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:04:13 +0200

Ten years ago France introduced a controversial ban on women wearing the full Islamic face veil in public, but the legislation did not have the desired impact and French governments are still making the same mistake towards the country's Muslim citizens, writes Agnes De Feo, author of a new book on the subject.

One in four French Muslims 'in revolt' against secular laws

Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:49:11 +0200

Around one in four French Muslims, mostly young people, support an ultra-conservative form of Islam, including the wearing of the full-face veil, but the vast majority accept France's strict secular laws, a study showed Sunday.

Muslim woman loses baby after veil attack

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:58:00 +0200

A pregnant Muslim woman who was allegedly attacked in the suburbs of Paris by two ‘skinheads’ for wearing an Islamic face veil has suffered a miscarriage, it was reported on Tuesday.

300 women fined under full-face veil ban

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:22:00 +0200

One year after France introduced a law banning women from wearing full-face veils in public, officials report that around 300 have been fined.

Veiled woman given driving fine

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:56:00 +0100

A woman in Brittany was slapped with a €35 ($45) fine after police spotted her driving her car wearing a full-face veil.

Veil fines a 'travesty of justice:' Amnesty

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:26:00 +0200

France's fines on women for wearing the full-face covering niqab veil, imposed for the first time by a court Thursday, are a "travesty of justice," Amnesty International said.

French court issues first Muslim veil fines

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:54:00 +0200

A French police court on Thursday issued its first fines against two women charged in May with wearing the full-face covering Islamic niqab.