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In a landmark decision on Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that a French law banning full-face veils in public violates the religious freedom rights of Muslim women.

It is the first time the UN has ruled on full-face veil bans and could have implications for several other European countries that have implemented similar legislation.
How the committee ruled:

The UN body concerned itself with two cases brought by French women who were fined for wearing the niqab - which is a full-body veil that has an opening for the eyes.

They found that the ban violated the religious freedom of Muslim women who wear such veils.

The UN body found that France's ban was "too sweeping" and that French officials hadn't adequately explained why it was necessary to ban such articles of clothing.

Although the ban is intended to protect women, the law could have the opposite effect by "confining them to their homes, impeding their access to public services and marginalizing them," the committee said in a statement.

The committee has urged the French government to compensate the women and to review the law.

Burqa, hijab or niqab? What is she wearing?

No veil

Queen Rania of Jordan says that Islam does not coerce women to wear any head coverings and that it is more important to judge a woman by her ethics and values, rather than what she wears. She is seen here meeting refugees in Greece.

Author: Jon Shelton

Not an attack on secularity
The panel, comprised of 18 independent human rights experts from around the world, emphasized that their decision wasn't intended as a challenge France's secular constitution.

"The decisions are not directed against the notion of secularity, nor are they an endorsement of a custom which many on the committee, including myself, regard as a form of oppression of women," committee chairman Yuval Shany said.

Why France implemented the ban: In 2010, a law went into effect in France banning people from wearing "any article of clothing intended to conceal the face" in public. Those who violate the ban face a €150 ($171) fine. France argued that the ban was necessary for "social cohesion" and for security reasons - arguments that the UN committee rejected.

France also has an explicitly secular constitution, a famous legislative example of which being a blanket ban on wearing conspicuously religious symbols in state-run primary and secondary schools.

Potential impact on Europe's veil bans: Tuesday's rulings could carry potential consequences for several other countries in Europe that currently have so-called "burqa bans," including Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.

The ruling also contradicts a 2014 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which upheld the French law, dismissing arguments that it violated religious freedom.

What happens next: French President Emmanuel Macron's government now has 180 days to report back to the committee on what action it has taken. Although France is obligated to heed the ruling, the UN body does not have any powers to enforce their decision.

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French 'burqa ban' violates human rights, rules UN committee | DW | 23.10.2018

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In a landmark decision on Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that a French law banning full-face veils in public violates the religious freedom rights of Muslim women. It is the first time the UN has ruled on full-face veil bans and could have implications for several other European countries that have implemented similar legislation.

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The hijab is the simplest and most used veil that muslim women use. It covers their chest and head but leaves the face revealed unlike the burqa and niqab

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The hijab is the simplest and most used veil that muslim women use. It covers their chest and head but leaves the face revealed unlike the burqa and niqab

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A burqa also sometimes known as a chadaree is a type of hijab which covers your entire body including your face and eyes. It is just like a niqab except your eyes are covered too.

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A burqa also sometimes known as a chadaree is a type of hijab which covers your entire body including your face and eyes. It is just like a niqab except your eyes are covered too.

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This is an example of a niqab. It is sometimes also called a ruband. It is a simple hijab except it has a face veil.

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This is an example of a niqab. It is sometimes also called a ruband. It is a simple hijab except it has a face veil.

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France has banned the niqab for more "gender equality" and thinks that everyone should be able to see how you look like. While on the other side masks are obligated for peoples safety.

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In 2010, France passed a law prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that covers your face. And although many blasted the law as Islamophobic, the "burqa ban" remains in place today, punishable with a fine and citizenship course.

But as the country begins to emerge from lockdown, wearing masks is mandatory in public places such as schools and on public transport. Shop owners can require customers to wear them as well. And while the government does not see any conflict between the laws - one is to promote gender equality and the other is to maintain public health - the situation has left many, including some French Muslims, smirking at the apparent irony.

In this episode of Rough Translation, we look at how the mask is changing the way people relate to each other in a country where until recently, it was your civic duty to show your face to all.

Further Context:

Read the Washington Post coverage on this topic.

Video: @otiisandjoy imagines a France where people are taking their masks on and off again and racking up fines in an endless circuit. [Original French or with English subtitles]

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France's 5.7 million-strong minority Muslim population is the largest in Europe [File: Thibault Camus/AP Photo]

A bid by the French Senate to ban girls under 18 from wearing the hijab in public has drawn condemnation, with the hashtag #HandsOffMyHijab circulating widely on social media.

The hijab is a headscarf worn by many Muslim women and has been the subject of a decades-long feud in France.

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The French Senate's move comes as part of Paris's push to introduce a so-called "anti-separatism" bill which it says aims to bolster the country's secular system, but critics have denounced, arguing it singles out the minority Muslim population.

While debating the proposed legislation on March 30, senators approved an amendment to the bill calling for the "prohibition in the public space of any conspicuous religious sign by minors and of any dress or clothing which would signify inferiority of women over men".

The ban is not yet law, with France's National Assembly required to sign off on the change before it can take effect.

But a backlash to the amendment was swift, with some suggesting the proposed rule amounted to a "law against Islam".

"Age to consent to sex in France: 15 Age to consent to hijab: 18 Let that sink in. It isn't a law against the hijab. It's a law against Islam. #Handsoffmyhijab #FranceHijabBan," one Twitter user wrote.

Age to consent to sex in France: 15
Age to consent to hijab: 18
Let that sink in. It isn't a law against the hijab. Its a law against Islam. #Handsoffmyhijab #FranceHijabBan

- Manar منار (@RockThrowA) April 4, 2021

Another posted: "I thought we already had this covered. Forcing a woman to wear a hijab is wrong. Just like forcing her to take it off is wrong. It's HER choice."

I thought we already had this covered.

Forcing a woman to wear a hijab is wrong. Just like forcing her to take it off is wrong.

It's HER choice.

- Najwa Zebian (@najwazebian) April 4, 2021

The issue also attracted the attention of several high-profile figures.

On Instagram, Olympic athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad shared a post suggesting the Senate's amendment indicated "Islamophobia is deepening in France".

"This is what happens when you normalize anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim hate speech, bias, discrimination, and hate crimes - Islamophobia written into law," the post said.

Amani al-Khatahtbeh, founder of Muslim Women's Day and the website Muslim Girl, also weighed in on the controversy.

"No government should regulate how a woman can dress, whether to keep it on or take it off," she tweeted, referencing the hijab.

On a trip to France 3 years ago the border police forced me to remove my scarf to enter the country even though I wore a scarf in my passport photo.

No government should regulate how a woman can dress, whether to keep it on or take it off. #handsoffmyhijab #FranceHijabBan pic.twitter.com/VfuHi02Gqj

- AMANI (@xoamani) April 6, 2021

Somali-born model Rawdah Mohamed suggested the French Senate's move had put it on "the wrong side of equality".

"The Hijab ban is hateful rhetoric coming from the highest level of government and will go down as an enormous failure of religious values and equality," she posted on Instagram.

The National Assembly, France's lower chamber which is dominated by President Emmanuel Macron's centrist La République En Marche (LREM) party, voted overwhelmingly in favour of the bill on February 16 before it was passed up to the conservative-led Senate.

The legislation has been debated in a highly charged atmosphere in France after three attacks late last year, including the beheading on October 16 of teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown his students caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on free speech.

The law does not specifically mention the word Islam, but French Muslims have for months protested against it, saying several of its measures single them out.

Amnesty International last month warned the proposed law posed a "serious attack on rights and freedoms in France" and called for "many problematic provisions" of the bill to be scrapped or amended.

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'Law against Islam': French vote in favour of hijab ban condemned

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As part of the 'anti-separatism' bill, the French Senate has voted for outlawing the headscarf for minors in public.

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What are the differences and why can't they just wear Hijabs instead?

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Well, they could just wear hijabs and Niqabs and Burqas are optional but they choose to wear Niqabs and Burqas optionally themselves.

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Well, they could just wear hijabs and Niqabs and Burqas are optional but they choose to wear Niqabs and Burqas optionally themselves.