| Author (Person) | Hall, Ben |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 15.8.09 |
| Publication Date | 15/08/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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Report of a FT interview with Fadela Amara, France's Minister for urban regeneration, August 2009. She suggested an outright ban of the wearing of the burka in France would help stem the spread of the 'cancer' of radical Islam. France was a beacon for an enlightened Islam at ease with modernity, so it was necessary to fight the “gangrene, the cancer of radical Islam which completely distorts the message of Islam. She said she did not regard the burka as a religious symbol or as a piece of clothing but instead as an instrument of subordination used by Islamic fundamentalists. The sight of women wearing the burka, still a small minority, has stirred up an intense political debate in France. The country’s parliament set up in July 2009 a committee to look into the wearing of the burka and similar headwear, such as the niqab, and to determine whether it is compatible with France’s republican tradition of equality between men and women. Subsequently, Denmark's Conservative Party also said it wanted to introduce a ban on Muslim burka or niqab dress codes |
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| Subject Categories | Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Denmark, France |
