France .. A parliamentary committee recommends the prohibition of "the veil"

A parliamentary committee called Tuesday 26/1/2010 for a formal declaration banning the veil and take measures to prevent wear in the departments and the public interest, note that there is more than the number of veiled women in France than two thousand women, according to official figures, but said that the debate on the Islamic headscarf raged in full the country six months ago with a focus on the status of Islam in French society.

Having held 200 hearings, the Committee recommended passage of legislation of Parliament "declares that France says no to the whole veil and requests to ban this practice on the territory of the Republic."

This recommendation is the first in a series of "18 proposals" called in particular to "adopt the measure to stop hiding the face in public institutions."

And invited the Committee unanimously, denounced "the firm" to wear a veil or burqa as a "challenge to the values of the Republic" and usually "not acceptable" threaten "the dignity of women." But does not recommend the issuance of the law "in the firm" for lack of political consensus.

The committee so that it is not a position to propose ban in all public places, which also in the street.

And supports the prevention of President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled, but the extremely sensitive issue in a country with the largest number of Muslims in Europe range between five and six million people.

She drew the Committee that the French Council for the Islamic religion, a representative body for the Muslims of France, himself opposed to any exercise is a "minority", but ban it in the street poses legal problems with its consideration. Wi-total ban could face a constitutional control or condemned by the European Court of Human Rights.

The opinion poll on the consent of about 62% of French ban on veils in public places.

France is moving in this case, through a law dealing with the criteria related to public order, to prevent the wearing of the veil in places open to the public such as: transport and departments, hospitals and others.

In the absence of Amtthahin to this rule, the women concerned Christrmen of services provided by these public utilities.

Has been the adoption of the final report of the Commission at the last minute against the backdrop of the atmosphere of great tension between its members.