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 32 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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