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The independent
| over 1 year ago
Rachid Nekkaz, left, gives a cheque to Hind Ahmas yesterday to pay her fine Two French Muslim women yesterday became, to their great satisfaction, the first victims of a law banning the wearing of the full-face veil in France. Hind Ahmas and Najat...
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The Scotsman
| over 1 year ago
Frenchwoman has declared her intention to run for the presidency against Nicolas Sarkozy...When a woman wants to maintain her freedom, she must be bold," she said...Polls show most French people support the ban, which authorities estimate affects...
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Telegraph India
| over 1 year ago
For us the question isn't the amount of the fine but the principle. We can't accept that women are sentenced because they are freely expressing their religious beliefs, Ahmas said.
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The Hindu
| over 1 year ago
September 22, 2011 A French police court slapped fines on women for wearing the full-face covering Islamic niqab veil for the first time on Thursday, in a case that could have legal implications across Europe. Police have issued several on-the-spot...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
Today, alongside her friend and fellow campaigner Najate Nait Ali, she became the first woman in France to receive a fine for covering her face in public...After six months campaigning against the new law she now has a platform on which to challenge...
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Jerusalem Post
| over 1 year ago
Two Muslim women fined for wearing veils in public, pledge to appeal ruling; violators of law liable to fine of up to 150 euros, citizenship lessons. A French court fined two Muslim women on Thursday for wearing full-face veils in public, the first...
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Fox News
| over 1 year ago
Kenza Drider, 32, center, addresses reporters after announcing that she will be candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections, in Meaux, east of Paris, Thursday Sept. 22, 2011. Kenza Drider said she wanted to defend the rights of all French...
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Mail Online UK
| over 1 year ago
Woman who defied France's burka ban announces she will stand against Sarkozy in Presidential elections Last updated at 1:50 PM on 22nd September 2011 One of the first women to be arrested for breaking France's burka ban today announced that she was...
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CNN Blog
| over 1 year ago
A woman fighting France's ban on Islamic face coverings was fined 120 euros ($162) Thursday for wearing a burqa, the first fine handed down by a French court over the controversial law. Hind Ahmas sought out the punishment so she could take her fight...
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National Public Radio
| over 1 year ago
The Fed's Latest Moves May Fall Flat, Experts Say." ( Morning Edition ) Related: " Global Stocks Tumble After Latest Move by the Fed ." ( The New York Times ) Americans Freed By Iran "Catching Up With Family." ( CBS/AP ) "White Supremacist Executed...
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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
Two women fined for wearing a full-face veil despite a law banning it in France said they would appeal their punishment to the European Court of Human Rights. Hind Amas and Najate Nait Ali were fined for wearing the niqab in public outside Meaux town...
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Kuwait News Top Stories
| over 1 year ago
France, Sept 22, 2011 (AFP) -A French police court on Thursday issued its first fines against two women charged with wearing the full-face covering Islamic niqab. Police have issued several on-the-spot fines since the ban came into effect in April...
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Al Jazeera English
| over 1 year ago
59 Two French women who continue to wear the full-face veil in defiance of a new law banning it in France have been fined. Thursday's court ruling on the controversial new ban follows a law approved by parliament in April .
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Washington Post
| over 1 year ago
A Frenchwoman who wears an Islamic face veil, despite a nationwide ban, wants to run for president in next year's electoins. In an interview with The Associated Press, Kenza Drider said she wants to defend the rights of all French women. She is among...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
Two French women who continue to wear the full-face veil in defiance of a new law banning it in France are set to appear in court for sentencing. Hind Amas and Kenza Drider were caught wearing the niqab in public outside Meaux town hall, eastern...
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Star Tribune
| over 1 year ago
President Barack Obama says leadership from the U.S. and France is needed to advance the troubled cause of Middle East peace and help the global economy. But appearing alongside French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Obama did not comment on a new...
