President Sarkozy’s remarks about the Burka or the face veil reminds us about the intellectual foundation of France and most of the western nations, including our own country Britain. Since the 1789 French revolution, secularism continues to dominate the political and social intellectual milieu of the country promoting liberalist and capitalist agendas in all spheres of life. “laicite”, a concept that is cemented in the constitution of France believes in, among other things, the separation of church from the state, and the division of the private and public spheres. It is from this paradigm that Mr Sarkozy seeks to alienate a Muslim community reaching a staggering number of five million.

He said, “We cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting, cut off from all social life, deprived of identity,” and “That is not the idea that the French republic has of women’s dignity.” He also said, “The burka is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience. It will not be welcome on the territory of the French republic.”
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