Le Monde describes the tensions and divisions emerging in the French Muslim community around the wearing of the niqab in the country. One group has organized a petition with 5700 signatures against the “anti-Islamic” procedures of the government. Libération presents an interview with Olivia Cattan from the Voices of Women Association (association Paroles de femmes) who warns of not focusing too much on the burqa and remembering oppression against women that is also less visible outside of Islam.
See also this audio-clip of André Gerin saluting President Sarkozy’s decision to hold a commission, here.
