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  • 25 Jul 2010
    French government told to end discrimination against Roma people

    Amnesty International is calling on French President Nicolas Sarkozy to combat widespread discrimination against Roma and Travellers in France

  • 22 Jul 2010
    Why a face veil ban is dangerous

    A law banning the burqa will not resolve the identity crisis many European countries are going through, nor will it help towards the integration of European citizens, says Valerie Hartwich. The burqa is but a crystallisation, an expression of these tensions.

  • 21 Jul 2010
    Burka ban is wrong and counter-productive
  • 21 Jul 2010
    Burka ban MP is accused of 'publicity stunt'

    Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering, has been accused of a 'publicity stunt' over his calls for a French-style ban on the burka and the niqab.

  • 14 Jul 2010
    An Orwellian assault on free expression

    The review of “counter-terrorism” legislation announced by the coalition government seems to be more comprehensive than I'd feared. Control orders, pre-charge detention and stop-and-search will all be on the agenda. It's a welcome announcement from a government about which I've so far found very little to welcome.

  • 13 Jul 2010
    French politicians vote to ban niqab in public

    Religious liberty campaigners have condemned a vote by the French National Assembly in favour of banning face coverings in public. The proposed law is aimed at preventing Muslim women from wearing a veil, known as a niqab.

  • 25 Apr 2010
    Amnesty urges Belgium not to ban Muslim face veil

    Amnesty International has urged the Belgian Parliament not to pass a draft law which would prohibit the wearing of the full face veil anywhere in public.

  • 8 Jan 2010
    French politicans split over ban on Muslim veil

    France's main opposition party, the Socialists, have said that they will not support government plans to outlaw the wearing of certain forms of Islamic dress in public. The governing party has drafted plans to fine women for covering their faces.

  • 9 Feb 2008
    Islam and Secularism in France and Turkey

    This event launches the LSE Forum on Religion, established to provide LSE and the broader community with a space for coordinated, interdisciplinary discussion on religion in contemporary society.

  • 26 Jan 2008
    Sikhs continue to press French President and Indian PM on turban issue

    United Sikhs, a UN affiliated international advocacy NGO, joined other civil rights organizations over the weekend in asking Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to discuss the Sikh turban issue in France with President Sarkozy.