Burqa ban riles French Muslim women

  • 14 years ago
It's the first Friday prayers since the French government announced it would submit a bill to parliament in May to ban full-face Islamic veils from streets, shops and markets, and not just from public buildings as is the case now. The government argues such a ban would protect the rights of women, but at the mosque in Paris French Muslim women said they would rather be left to practise their religion in peace.Duration: 01:04

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