Sarkozy says burqas have no place in France



In
his first public comments on an issue fuelling passionate debate, he
backed a group of French legislators who expressed concern last week
that more and more Muslim women were wearing the garments that cover
the face and body from head to toe."The issue of the burqa is not a religious issue, it is a question of freedom and of women's dignity," Sarkozy said."The
burqa is not a religious sign, it is a sign of the subjugation, of the
submission of women. I want to say solemnly that it will not be welcome
on our territory."His remarks won strong applause from legislators during a wide-ranging speech at the grandiose Palace of Versailles.France, home to Europe's largest Muslim minority, is divided over how to reconcile secular values with religious freedom.Many see the burqa as an infringement of women's rights and say it is being imposed on many Muslim women by fundamentalists."We
cannot accept that some women in our country are prisoners behind a
grille, cut off from social life, deprived of their identity," Sarkozy
said.He backed a cross-party initiative by some 60 legislators
for a parliamentary commission to find ways to stop the burqa's spread.DIVISIVE ISSUE"All
views must be expressed ... I tell you, we must not be ashamed of our
values, we must not be afraid of defending them," Sarkozy said.This
new debate is reminiscent of a controversy that raged for a decade in
France about Muslim girls wearing headscarves in class. Eventually, a
law in 2004 banned pupils from wearing conspicuous signs of their
religion at state schools.Critics say the law stigmatised
Muslims at a time when the country should be trying to heal a rift
between mainstream society and many youths from an immigrant
background, caused by decades of discrimination on the job and housing
markets.The sight of women in burqas is rare in most parts of
France. Statistics are not available but anecdotal evidence suggests
that in some areas the number wearing them is rising.Cabinet members are divided on whether a ban is appropriate.The
secretary of state in charge of regenerating poor urban neighbourhoods,
feminist firebrand Fadela Amara, supports a total ban, which a
government spokesman said was possible.But Immigration
Minister Eric Besson said a ban wouldn't work, while the secretary of
state in charge of families, Nadine Morano, warned that some women
could end up confined to their homes if they were not allowed to go out
wearing burqas.A government-approved body representing French
Muslims spoke out against a ban Saturday, saying it would breach
individual freedoms and stigmatise Muslims.
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salam aleikum
dire que des femmes portent la burqa en france est une façon de choquer les gens. certaines soeurs ne portent pas la burqa en france mais plutot le niqab ce qui est déjà différent. quand on parle de burqa aux français, ils pensent tout de suite à "taliban". une façon de plus de stigmatiser une partie de la communuté en les assimulant à eux.
au délà de cette interrogation sur le niqab, d'autres questions sont abordées en france sur la place des musulmans dans une république laïque. les tournures qui sont en train de se prendre sont vraiment effrayantes.
qu'est ce que les anglais pensent de ce qu'il se passe en france?
qu'Allah nous facilite toute chose amine

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Moi je dis, une autre raison de plus pour faire la hijra inchaallah.

SInon les anglais ayant déjà eu ce débat, ils n'ont pas du tout la même approche que les français par rapport à ce sujet. En angleterre, les femmes qui portent le niqab peuvent travailler alors que ça m'étonnerai que ce soit répandu en France le travail des femmes avec niqab.

Wa Allahu 'alam

assalamu alaykum

euh, ils ont tout de meme dit que les femmes portant le niqab devraient pas le faire durant le travail.

Salaam mes soeurs
Moi personnellement je nai jamais vu une femme portant un hijab qui travaille en France!
Et nikab alors la meme pas en reve!
Moi je souhaiterais porter un jour le niquab mais déjà que ma mere est
Contre le hijab...Mon pere contre le nikab.
Je trouve ca scandaleux dinterdire le nikab en France cest DES vrais raciates