France Grows A Pair, Says They “Cannot Accept Burqas”

June 22nd, 2009 (13) Posted By Erik Wong.

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FOX News:

PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France, calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the “debasement” of women.

In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France’s Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being worn in public.

“In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity,” Sarkozy said to extended applause at the Chateau of Versailles, southwest of Paris.

“The burqa is not a religious sign, it’s a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement — I want to say it solemnly,” he said. “It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic.”

Dozens of legislators have called for creating a commission to study a possible ban in France, where there is a small but growing trend of wearing the full-body garment despite a 2004 law forbidding it from being worn in public schools.

France has Western Europe’s largest Muslim population, an estimated 5 million people, and the 2004 law sparked fierce debate both at home and abroad.

Even the French government has been divided over the issue, with Immigration Minister Eric Besson saying a full ban would only “create tensions,” while junior minister for human rights Rama Yade said she was open to a ban if it was aimed at protecting women forced to wear the burqa.

The terms “burqa” and “niqab” often are used interchangeably in France. The former refers to a full-body covering worn largely in Afghanistan with only a mesh screen over the eyes, whereas the latter is a full-body veil, often in black, with slits for the eyes.

A leading French Muslim group, the French Council for the Muslim Religion, has warned against studying the burqa, saying it would “stigmatize” Muslims.

Sarkozy was due to host a state dinner Monday with Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani of Qatar, where women wear Islamic head coverings in public — whether while shopping or driving cars.

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  • WarBicycle

    Canada should do the same.

    • Lock and Load

      I agree, but Canada long ago sold its soul to multiculturalism, and is much too “culturally sensitive” to enforce such “draconian” measures :roll: Remember, this is the country that demanded its own cultural icon, the RCMP Mountie, be changed to reflect “other cultures” – now Sikhs can wear turbans instead of the traditional mountie hat when in dress uniform :shock: :evil: :???:

  • Scoot
    • Big Al

      Damn…I thought that was Aunt Jemima!

    • http://www.myspace.com/frankensubie brotherscoobs

      pass the bleach please…my eyes will never be the same…hmmm perhaps we should require HER to wear a burqua

    • Bill

      I knew Big-Foot existed!!! I fucking knew it :shock:

  • cocorico

    he had to follow the population will, more than 80ù is against any external religious sign

  • cocorico

    80%

  • Al

    I bet there is a monkey under that rag.

  • cuchieddie (Real American)

    I kinda like Sarkozy and his stand on islamo-facist clothing. Fuck, kick everyone of the bastards out. :mad:

  • FormerLefty

    It’s been along time since France has shown some balls. Lets give credit where credit is due.

  • FormerLefty

    The only talk show host that I find to be a real jerk is Mike Gallagher. He actually defended the Muslims, saying France is suppressing religious freedom. Screw him, France for the first time in a long time, is defending real freedom.

    • Lock and Load

      The words “islam” (or “muslim”) and “freedom” are diametrically opposed, and should not even be used in the same sentence, especially when discussing religious freedom. :roll: Islam is a religion that enslaves its adherents, to laws, to mullahs, and to the extremists who are often its face to the world via terrorism. True religious freedom for these people would be for them to be able to walk away from islam, without having to fear being shunned by family and perhaps killed for it. :???: