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Ban the burka? Now that’s what I’d call oppression

The French parliament is debating plans to ban women from wearing the full Islamic veil, known as the burka, in public.

The country appears to be obsessed with Islamic dress. In 2004, the wearing of headscarves was outlawed in French schools and now Muslim women are back in the spotlight.