New EU presidency to avoid burqa issue

by Robert Wielaard
Taiwan Times
July 1, 2009

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1967/new-eu-presidency-to-avoid-burqa-issue

Excerpt:

Sweden assumes the presidency of the European Union pushing for adoption of common rules on immigration but tiptoeing around the discussion about banning burqas and other Islamic garments.

The 27-nation EU must not dictate an Islamic dress code, Swedish Justice Minister Beatrice Ask said Tuesday, adding that "the European Union is a union of freedom."

The influx of Muslim immigrants has stirred debate in European countries about the wearing of headscarves and full-body robes in public places.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy two weeks ago told lawmakers that the all-covering burqa would not be welcome in France.

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