
Women who wear burkas and niqabs on the street in France face fines of $1,115
Women who wear Islamic veils in public in France face a $1,115 fine under strict new laws being proposed. The amount could be doubled for Muslim men who force female members of their family to cover their faces. Jean-Francois Cope, president of Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling UMP Party, said the legislation was intended to protect the […]