France May Ban the Burqa
According to a French government spokesman, France will study the small, but growing, trend to wear the burqa (or niqāb), with a view to banning the Islamic garment from being worn in public.
Speaking on France-2 television, Luc Chatel said that the government would look to set up a parliamentary commission that could propose legislation aimed at barring Muslem women from wearing the burqa and other fully covering gowns outside the home.
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France’s New Minister for Overseas Territories
Nicolas Sarkozy, the height-challenged president of France, has chosen yet another glamour girl to join his cabinet (or should that be “harem”). The former television presenter, Christine Kelly, who also happens to look great in a bikini, has been made Minister for Overseas Territories.
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