The Voice of America (VOA) website reports today (May 25, 2011) that since the ban against face veils -- or niqabs -- was enacted in France last month, police have stopped about 50 women who have worn them in public.
About 27 of the women stopped have been given the option of a fine or taking a course on French citizenship.
Before the ban went into effect, the French government estimated only about 2,000 women wore the face veil in France.
Nonetheless, the French government argued the legislation was important to ensure conservative Muslims abided by the country's staunch separation of church and state -- as well as for security reasons and to defend women's rights.
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