04.07.11
Will the French Veil Ban Hurt Tourism?
BBC News - Passport Blog | Starting 11 April, it will be illegal in France for any woman, citizen or tourist, to wear a full-faced veil.
That means no niqab in the Louvre, no niqab while shopping in the Marais, no niqab while walking the Champs-Élysées. Although the French law has gotten the most notice, Belgium was actually the first country to enact a ban last April. There are rumbles of similar laws in Italy, but other European countries have largely shot down similar attempts.
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