Tag: Nicholas Sarkozy
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 Political Party, the UMP, launches website to debate the Burqa
Led by Jean-François Copé, Nicolas Sarkozy’s political party, the UMP or the Union for a Popular Movement, has launched a website to consider and...
Interview of Barack Obama With Le Figaro
In his first interview with with the French Media, President Obama notes his close friendship with French President Nicholas Sarkozy and his motivations...
Minister of Diversity and Equal Opportunities calls for ethnic-origin statistics in...
French minister of Diversity and Equal Opportunities Yazid Sabeg has reopened debate on whether France should officially collect ethnic-origin statistics. Should Nicholas Sarkozy agree...