Someone wearing a burqa is plain scary. It is a mask, and they could have any kind of weapon under there. I worked at a large retail store in jewelry. Every time someone came in wearing one it scared the bejeebees out of me. There could be a man under there just as easily.

I Totally agree. This Islamic people have taken over the middle east & now they want to take over the world. I am from the middle east & these radical bastards have push out my family & have followed us. What are they doing in France? They need to be sent back. They are pure EVIL!! Try wearing a large cross walking around in Mecca or Medina. Try opening a Church, Synagogue or Temple. They will kill you. They are like rats, a bad nightmare. They are the creepest people. To all you westerners you are being fooled!! Wait till they have majority population, then its over!! You have doomed your kids to Sharia Laws in the future. Fight back say something to these slimy bastards.

They can't ban the dress. Whether or not people agree with it is not the issue. That clothing is not only personal choice but a matter of religious doctrin. You are stripping someone of the ability to demonstraite their faith by adhereing to its guide lines. While I understand it could be a security issue, many things already are and they have yet to make us get onto planes naked in the name of better security. This would be like telling a buddhist they could not shave their head, a hindu they could not pierce their child's ears or a christian they could not wear a cross.

These muslim people who want to live outside their homelands need to be respectful of the culture in which they've relocated to. This is a problem all over the world with people who want to reap the benifits of living in a foreign land, but don't want to break with their old traditions or just simply insist on showing national pride of their former nationality......COME ON PEOPLE! What ever happened to the international "unwritten law" (which simply states) "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"? This is a RESPECT issue. I think that in this case, the nation of France is justified in their beliefs......would you feel comfortable living in a community where everyone was allowed to wear a mask and hide their faces? Would you feel safe knowing that someone who committed a crime may not be identified just because they're legally allowed to hide their identity? (YES, Women commit crimes too.) If it's SO important to these people to hide their faces, I say they're welcome to go back to where they came from. These same people would NEVER allow us to impose OUR customs on THEM....yet they expect the rest of the world to bow to THEIR wishes. ...well I say that "THAT'S JUST WRONG"....and I VERY MUCH resent it.

Decapitating people and flying 747's into buildings to prove a point is part of their religion too but thats illegal

I don't understand why no one finds this discrimination OFFENSIVE?! If a jew or christian was being discriminated against, there would be a massive UPROAR but France continues this outrageous hate against Muslims and the world passively nods their heads in return! It just makes me sad that people aren't even allowed to practice their religion anymore...

Also to address Corey, you should probably read up on the religion of Islam before you go and make flying assumptions. Islam literally means "peace" so just because some radical idiots decide to call themselves "muslims" do horrendous things doesn't mean they represent the religion. And to prove this, the KKK used to lynch people in the name of the Christianity, how come we don't make the assumption that all Christians are bad people?

In USA, the barqa is not considered proper attire which the barqa, itself is a safety issue for ALL businesses since 9-11-01. Business owners have the right to refuse service to someone & improper attire which is not nationally, worldly, internationally, etc., acceptable, by all means should be banned for the safety sake of the business owners, their workers, & the public on the premises (both inside & outside) at the time. If I were a bank owner, they would NOT be allowed inside~!!