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To: lorne who wrote (13809)	1/31/2010 12:14:12 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 20106

Italy follows France with a bid to ban the burqaBy Daily Mail Reporter 30th January 2010 dailymail.co.uk Italy will introduce laws to stop Muslim women wearing the burqa Burqas will be banned in Italy under laws proposed by the government yesterday. Legislation to stop Muslim women wearing the hood and other full-face veils such as the niqab will be introduced, equal opportunities minister Mara Carfagna said. France is already considering outlawing burqas and Miss Carfagna believes other European countries will follow suit. She said: 'This is about a sacrosanct battle to defend the dignity and rights of immigrant women. 'A law is being studied that would ban the use of a burqa and niqab, which are not religious symbols - that's not us saying it, but the top religious authorities of the Islamic world, like the imams of Cairo and Paris. 'I completely agree with the French initiative, which I think will push other European countries and hence, also Italy, to enact laws on this issue.' Critics see the burqa as a symbol of the subjugation of women. A poll this week found 71 per cent of Italians are in favour of a ban. Italian Muslim groups say they advise women against wearing face veils but that a ban would be an attack on personal freedom.