This combination picture created from AFP file images on June 19, 2009 shows Muslim women wearing a Niqab (L) and Burqa's (C and R) in India (L) and Afghanistan (C and R). The French government was split on June 19, 2009 over whether a law should be enacted to restrict the wearing of the full Islamic veil by Muslim women in Europe's most staunchly secular country. A group of lawmakers is calling for a special inquiry into whether women who wear the burka or the niqab undermine French secularism and women's rights. The government's spokesman welcomed the proposal for a parliamentary commission that could lead to legislation, but Immigration Minister Eric Besson warned a law would stir tensions in France, home to some five million Muslims. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

This combination picture created from AFP file images on June 19, 2009 shows Muslim women wearing a Niqab (L) and Burqa's (C and R) in India (L) and Afghanistan (C and R). The French government was split on June 19, 2009 over whether a law should be enacted to restrict the wearing of the full Islamic veil by Muslim women in Europe's most staunchly secular country. A group of lawmakers is calling for a special inquiry into whether women who wear the burka or the niqab undermine French secularism and women's rights. The government's spokesman welcomed the proposal for a parliamentary commission that could lead to legislation, but Immigration Minister Eric Besson warned a law would stir tensions in France, home to some five million Muslims.

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