PARIS - The French Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban the wearing of the Islamic all-body veil, or burqa, in all public places. Following the passage of the bill in the National Assembly in ...

On Monday, France’s ban on wearing the burqa and niqab in public goes into effect, and 59 people have already been arrested for holding an illegal protest. Some women are refusing to abandon the veil, ...

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France. Sarkozy said all beliefs will be respected ...

The French law that went into effect today does not use the words "women," "Muslim" or "veil," but says that it's illegal to hide the face in a public place. It was pushed hard by President Nicolas ...