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France enacts ban on face veilsFrance’s ban on full face veils, a first in Europe, went into force on Monday, making anyone wearing the Muslim niqab or burqa in public liable to a fine of 150 euros (US$216) or lessons in French citizenship.Photo: Kenza Drider, a French Muslim of North African descent, wears a niqab outside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 11, 2011. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

France enacts ban on face veils
France’s ban on full face veils, a first in Europe, went into force on Monday, making anyone wearing the Muslim niqab or burqa in public liable to a fine of 150 euros (US$216) or lessons in French citizenship.

Photo: Kenza Drider, a French Muslim of North African descent, wears a niqab outside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 11, 2011. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

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  2. lilatanzerin reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    tsk, tsk.
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  4. chronicallysardonic reblogged this from ootnaboot and added:
    what?!
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  9. alaskanpeachgrove reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    I really don’t know how I feel about this…..
  10. bruinsofaces reblogged this from usedtobecerseilannisterss and added:
    wow, what an incredible violation of general freedom, France.
  11. flyonair reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Ben ouais… c’est bien ici que ça se passe…
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  13. greatwidesomewhere reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    This is almost surreal. I’ve been to Notre Dame, and it’s usually a peaceful, beautiful, and calming place. Seeing this...
  14. musclemuseum reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    fuck, France? Stop it. Seriously.
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  17. beyondmywildestdaydream reblogged this from victoriastation and added:
    Come on France, who came up with this? How did this happen?
  18. junbelle reblogged this from daegutang and added:
    omg France is this a joke?
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  22. rickonroll reblogged this from borgia-cesare and added:
    *waits patiently for the next elections in 2012* If people still re-elect that joke of a president, I’ll moove out of...
  23. malarkiness reblogged this from adelinedespanet and added:
    ^^^^^
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  25. thesoundofthelifeofthemind reblogged this from broadwaygirlof1940 and added:
    This makes me so mad, I can’t even. ”Lessons in French citizenship,” are you fucking kidding? I’m honestly just amazed...
  26. adelinedespanet reblogged this from victoriastation and added:
    This law is essentially the worst form of concern trolling.
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  28. victoriastation reblogged this from mizoguchi and added:
    hmmm, i realize you don’t want to admit this, france, but you’re part of a larger global community. get your shit...
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