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Here is my English translation of a brand spanking new French news story by AFP.

Ni Putes Ni Soumises Welcomes the Bill Against the Niqab / Burqa
(Fully Integrated Veil)

AFP

The President of Ni Putes Ni Soumises (NPNS) (Neither Whores Nor
Submissives), Sihem Habchi, welcomed Wednesday's announcement by the
Council of Ministers of a bill to ban the burqa / niqab (fully
integrated veil) in all public spaces as a "victory for women".

"It is a victory for women; it is the start of a new chapter for the
emancipation of the women of the ghettoized suburban housing projects
for whom we demand other options besides imprisonment or
ostracization," declared Ms. Habchi to AFP.

"To the legislators, I ask that they have the political courage to
vote for a law for the protection and emancipation of women. That one
listens to the voices of those who fight against the green fascism!",
added the President of this association that boasts 6,000 members, of
whom 20% are men.

She also called upon the parliamentarians "to come to the ghettoized
suburban housing projects to see how the suburbs have been abandoned
by the government and how Islam has been instrumentalized."

Finally, for Ms. Habchi, the question of banning the burqa (fully
integrated veil) "is not only a French issue - the women of the world
are watching us and were waiting for this courageous decision", she
said, notably citing the journalist Loubna Ahmed al-Hussein, recently
condemned in the Sudan for having worn pants judged "indecent".

A bill will be presented in May to the Council of Ministers with the
aim of a general public ban of the burqa / niqab (fully integrated
veil) and not only in public services / facilities, as was announced
Wednesday by the government spokesperson, Luc Chatel.

The President, Nicolas Sarkozy, repeated in front of the Council of
Ministers that the burqa/niqab (fully integrated veil) is an "attack
on the dignity of women", as was indicated by Luc Chatel to the press.

Source: AFP

Translation: Sarah Braasch