Brussels, 01/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - France will able to continue to ban the wearing in public of the full Islamic veil. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday 1 July that the objective of the French authorities is “legitimate” in not allowing the burqa (a full-body covering including a mesh over the face) or niqab (a full-face veil leaving an opening only for the eyes) to be worn in public.
The Court was sitting in Grand Chamber - in other words, in the full...