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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 23 June | 357 comments (357 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

What also worries me is what will actually happen to those women who are forced by their families to wear the burqa; if the garment is banned, will they then be disallowed to go outside the family home altogether? And what will that accomplish...

You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--

by tzt (tztmail at gmail dot com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 04:15:36 AM EST
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Well, decent Frenchmen won't be affronted by their subjugation, which is a good thing, surely?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 04:17:30 AM EST
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If they are, this would constitute imprisonment, for which the parents could be prosecuted...

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by martingale on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 04:18:52 AM EST
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I think you're right that a vital guideline is to consider what may be accomplished by laws or public policy decisions.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 05:45:25 AM EST
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