Switzerland Bans The Burqa, As Ten Years Pass Since French Ban

The Burqa Battle (2010) Ten years ago, France voted to ban the burqa. Switzerland has now followed suit, as it narrowly votes in favour of a similar ban. What led to the French ban, and how did French Muslims react? Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures ‘We cannot accept in our country that women are prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity,’ said Sarkozy in 2010, providing his justification for the French burqa ban. But many, including Muslims, see this as an affront to freedom. ‘You are allowed to dress how you want, but I don t have that right. Is this freedom?’ asks one French Muslim. For more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/4815 For similar stories, see: Young, Muslim And Targeted: Paris In A State Of Emergency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzUovDq6wzA Saving France s Secular Identity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsZgpNqkmyc The Crisis In French Multiculturalism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCG2xJDtnwo Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures ABC Australia – Ref. 4815