La Francia verso la proibizione del burqa
Il presidente Sarkozy dichiara: "Il velo integrale deve essere considerato un'offesa alla dignità della donna e al principio della parità: il burqa non è benvenuto in Francia". La strada del disegno di legge aggira le raccomandazioni del Consiglio di Stato, la più alta giurisdizione francese, che ha messo in guardia dai rischi di un divieto generalizzato che non troverebbe fondamenti nel dettato costituzionale.
France Bans Burqas: A Look At Islamic Veil Laws In Europe
In a move that has already been met with a burst of civil defiance, France became the first country to ban Islamic face veils anywhere in public.
Those caught violating the ban are liable to a fine of 150 euros ($216) or lessons in French citizenship. However, as the Associated Press is reporting, several women appeared in burqas in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral and two were detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest.
Such laws have been stirring controversy across Europe for the past year, ever since Belgium's lower house voted a year ago in favor of banning the full veil. (The Belgian ban has not been enacted and is on hold owing to long-term political deadlo
FRANCE
France is the first country in Europe to ban full-face veils. Under the new law, police are not allowed to ask women to remove their full-face veil in the street. They will instead be escorted to a police station and asked to remove the veil there for identification. The law has attracted criticism from religious leaders and opposition politicians who accuse President Nicolas Sarkozy of pandering to far-right voters ahead of an election in 2012.
ITALY
Italy has not passed any national legislation but some towns have tried to ban burqas with local decrees. A 1975 law provides for fines and up to two years in jail for those who cover their face with anything that prevents their identification by police.
BELGIUM
Belgium's lower house voted a year ago in favour of banning the full veil. However, the ban has not been enacted and is on hold owing to long-term political deadlock.
TURKEY
Civil servants are also banned from wearing the headscarf, which is otherwise commonly worn by many Turkish women, including the wives of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul. A bid by the ruling AK Party government to lift the headscarf ban almost four years ago was blocked by the Constitutional Court, and almost led to the party being closed for anti-secular activities.
