France's burqa ban : French secularism or colonial mindset?

The burqa/niqab ban, which was enforced this month by the French government, is worn by fewer than 2,000 of the five million Muslims in France. Is the government reimposing republican values or seeking political gain?

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Main Author: Vinay Kumar Pathak
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94682
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7950
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The burqa/niqab ban, which was enforced this month by the French government, is worn by fewer than 2,000 of the five million Muslims in France. Is the government reimposing republican values or seeking political gain?