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Banned
The French National Assembly voted nearly unanimously on Tuesday to ban the burqa or niqab, the full Muslim face and body covering that some branded a “walking coffinâ€. If the bill passes the French Senate, where it will be voted on in September, wearing the burqa will become illegal and punishable by a fine of around $200, or £117; men found forcing women to wear the veil could spend up to a year in jail. At the very most, only around 2,000 women in France wear the veil, however, the French Parliament determined that wearing the burqa is “contrary to the values of the French republic.