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To wear or not to wear burqa, asks France

China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-24 07:56

To wear or not to wear burqa, asks France

Two women, one wearing a burqa, walk side by side, in the Belsunce district of downtown Marseille, central France, on Friday. A parliamentary commission will study the growing trend of burqa wear in France and could possibly propose legislation aimed at banning the garment worn by some Muslim women. AP

PARIS: The French National Assembly decided yesterday to set up an inquiry into the rising number of Muslim women who wear the burqa after President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke out against the full Islamic veil.

To wear or not to wear burqa, asks France

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