France moves to ban the face-covering veil:
French driver fined for wearing niqab

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French driver fined for wearing niqab

 

France moves to ban the face-covering veil
French driver fined for wearing niqab

 
A lawyer says a woman driving her car while wearing an Islamic face veil has been fined by French police for not having a clear field of vision
 
 

PARIS (Reuters)

A 31-year-old French woman was fined for wearing a niqab while driving, in a further sign of France's bid to clamp down on the face-covering veil which President Nicolas Sarkozy says demeans women.

The unnamed woman told LCI television on Friday that police stopped her last month while she was driving in the city of Nantes, near the French Atlantic coast.

 
  My eyes were not covered. I can see just like you and my field of vision was not obstructed
 

French Muslim woman

She was wearing a black niqab, that covers the face but leaves the eyes exposed. Police handed her a 22-euro ($29) fine, saying her clothing posed a "safety risk" to her driving.

"My eyes were not covered. I can see just like you and my field of vision was not obstructed," said the woman, who did not give her name. She said she would appeal against the decision.

Sarkozy's plan to ban face-covering Islamic veils, such as the Afghan burqa or the niqab, have sparked fierce debate among politicians and France's Muslim community.

Polls have shown while most French voters back a ban, legal experts have warned it could violate the country's constitution. France's highest court has warned the government that a complete ban could be unlawful.

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