July 4, 2010 -

French Burka Ban to Go Before Parliament

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Mirroring moves in Belgium and Spain, lawmakers in France begin debate on 13 July 2010 on a bill aimed at banning the full-face Islamic veil in the country with Europe’s biggest Muslim minority. The legislation would make it illegal to wear the face-covering veil anywhere in public and impose fines of 150 euros (US$190) to…

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Dutch Muslims Unfazed by Anti-Islamic Party Popularity

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Hurriyet reports that while some Muslims in the Netherlands are concerned about the rise of anti-Islam party PVV in recent elections, others feel the hostility is unlikely to last long. Rather, they view the antipathy as a symptom of a lack of knowledge about the religion which does not reflect the day-to-day reality of their…

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