France Bans Face Veils

French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently ordered a bill to be submitted to parliament that bans Islamic face veils in all public places. This move came some time after the Belgian parliament took up a similar bill, whose voting took place on April 22. However, this issue is much more controversial in France , as they have a Muslim population of 5 million; the largest in Western Europe.

Hey, what happened to secularism? Religious tolerance ring a bell? They agreed to remove their face-covering veils for security purposes and identification, but why force them to expose their face and bodies when they dont feel comfortable doing so? Can you really fine someone for being modest?

Follow the links below for more insight into the situation:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/26/france.burqa.ban/index.html

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/01/26/bittermann.france.burqua.ban.cnn

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/04/france-ban-on-face-veils-will-apply-to-tourists-as-well.html