France and Burqas
Global Ethics Corner (Weekly Multimedia Program)
Friday, June 26, 2009
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Yet many Muslim women embrace it. Should states have control over what people wear?
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