Islamic burqa is ‘not welcome’
The Islamic burqa is “not welcome” in France because it is not a symbol of religion but a sign of subservience for women, the President, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday.
“We cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting, cut off from all social life, deprived of identity,” he said. “That is not the idea that the French republic has of women’s dignity.”
“The burqa is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience,” he told lawmakers.“It will not be welcome on the territory of the French republic.”
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“We cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting, cut off from all social life, deprived of identity,” he said. “That is not the idea that the French republic has of women’s dignity.”
“The burqa is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience,” he told lawmakers.“It will not be welcome on the territory of the French republic.”
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