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UN sweepingly condemns French burqa ban

Thursday, 25 October 2018 5:55 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 25 October 2018 5:59 PM ]

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The file photo shows a woman in the French city of Tours wearing a niqab during protests over efforts to ban Islamic face coverings.

Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Paris

The United Nations has condemned France’s controversial ban on the burqa and niqab. The UN says the ban leads to further marginalization of Muslims in France.

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