The French have moved one step closer to banning purdah and other veil-wearing in public. In France, this intolerance of religious freedom \/slash\/ protection of vulnerable populations from the patriarchy is a feminist issue. Would this be the final paragraph of the final chapter of the recession of Islam (from France) following its high water mark in 1492?<\/p>\n
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France’s lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.<\/p>\n
There were 335 votes for the bill and only one against in the 557-seat National Assembly.<\/p>\n
It must now be ratified by the Senate in September to become law.<\/p>\n
The ban has strong public support but critics point out that only a tiny minority of French Muslims wear the full veil.<\/p>\n
Many of the opposition Socialists, who originally wanted the ban limited only to public buildings, abstained from voting after coming under pressure from feminist supporters of the bill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The French have moved one step closer to banning purdah and other veil-wearing in public. In France, this intolerance of religious freedom \/slash\/ protection of vulnerable populations from the patriarchy is a feminist issue. Would this be the final paragraph of the final chapter of the recession of Islam (from France) following its high water … Continue reading The French are about to Ban the Veil<\/span>