• French parliamentary report calls for burqa ban (AFP)

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      26th Jan 10
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    A woman wearing a niqab, the full Islamic veil, walks in a street of Lyon in eastern France. A French parliamentary report has called for a ban on the full Islamic veil in all schools, hospitals, government offices and on public transport, saying the burqa was an affront to French values.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - A French parliamentary report on Tuesday called for a ban on the full Islamic veil in all schools, hospitals, government offices and on public transport, saying the burqa was an affront to French values.


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