16 November 2009

Sarkozy bottles banning the burka

.... Your hopes for ban have stumbled after legal experts, local officials, Muslim leaders and even some militant secularists told the veil inquiry during the debate on national identity that a ban could be anti-constitutional, counterproductive and impossible to enforce.

French Islamic community leaders have also warned against passing a law that would stigmatise Muslims. I cannot comment on a ban being anti-constitutional, but the issue of a ban being counterproductive and ‘impossible’ to enforce merits discussion. [Letters From A Tory] Read more