France's ban on face veils

Muslims take to the streets of Paris in protest at new French law banning the wearing of niqabs and burqas in public.

 

Under the new law wef April 2011,any Muslim woman wearing a face veil is now banned from all public places in France, including when walking down the street, taking a train, going to hospital or collecting her children from school. Women in niqabs will be effectively under house arrest, allowed only inside a place of worship or a private car.
Women in face veils risk a €150 (£132) fine or citizenship lessons. Police cannot forcibly remove face coverings in the street but can order women to a police station to check their identity.

Burqa-clad women