Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Six French Women Were Fined for Wearing Veils; France Banned Veil in April to Limit Radical Islam

France's Interior Minister Claude Gueant says that since a ban on face-covering Islamic veils took effect last April, only six women have been convicted and fined, the Washington Post website reports today (January 3, 2012).

Controversy surrounded the French law. Muslim leaders say that it stigmatizes all followers of Islam.

Gueant says police cited a total of 237 women, but only six were convicted. He was surprised that nearly a quarter of the women police questioned had converted to Islam.

Backers say the law is aimed at ensuring France's secular values and gender equality, and nipping radical Islam in the bud.

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