BBC: Women in France could soon be banned from wearing a muslim veil that covers their face in public places.
The BBC understands that a parliamentary commission, which has been taking evidence for six months, will decide that wearing the burqa or niqab should be restricted.
Gavin Hewitt reports. Watch BBC video >>> | Thursday, January 21, 2010
BBC: French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy and former London Mayor Ken Livingston join Jeremy Paxman to discuss differences between how France and the UK publicly debate religion and the wearing of religious apparel after French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for the burqa to be banned. Watch BBC Newsnight video >>> | Thursday, June 25, 2010
