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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:00 AM

The veil vs. French values

A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.

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  • Wednesday, July 23, 2008 06:40 AM

    Being French is more important

    I have a relative who teaches in France. He teaches English. English is his native tongue. He was initially denied certification because the French officials determined his English was not good enough. By that they meant it wasn't French enough. It is always more important to be French than it is to be something else, in France. Of course here in the good old retarded USoA they would deny her citizenship too, but for 'security' reasons of her refusal to be photographed, fingerprinted, biometricized w/o her niqab.

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