World | Islamic veil France Moves to Ban Burkas Sarkozy's party introduces bill to bar face-covering veils By Rob Quinn Posted Dec 24, 2009 3:03 AM CST Copied Two women, one wearing the niqab, a veil worn by the most conservative Muslims that exposes only a woman's eyes, walk side by side in Marseilles. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party has introduced a bill to outlaw the wearing of full-length Islamic veils in public places. Burkas and all-covering niqabs will be banned under the bill, which would fine women who fully cover their face in public, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Veils that wholly cover a woman's face are a "violation of individual liberty” and a “negation” of one’s identity, said party chief Jean-Francois Cope. Opposition politicians ridiculed the bill for creating "clothes police." The French parliament will vote on the bill next month, before the results of a government inquiry into burkas have been published. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. This is the most 'American' car on the road. Musk says his new party is in business. What makes a person cool? These six traits. Report an error