Tag: Andr Gerin
French legislature’s report on the burqa ban
A 32-member multiparty panel led by André Gerin presented a panoply of recommendations aimed at dissuading Muslim women from wearing full-face covering headscarves in...
André Gerin profiled in Libération
This newspaper article offers a character profile of André Gerin, who led the six month commission on niqab and burqa use in the Republic....
French lawmakers debate possible burqa ban
Amid heated debates, French lawmakers are wrestling with a compromise over a proposed ban on the wearing of face-veil by Muslim women. "We...
French commission set to publish recommendations on burqa in January 2010
This article points to the rise in popularity of the National Front in the polls alongside the Swiss minaret ban, in the context of...
