France has serious economic problems but to French politicians the easiest way to fix the economy and restore economic prosperity is to ban Muslim women in their country from wearing the burqa. Current estimates are that about 2,500 of the three million Muslim women in France actually wear such a garment. The Sarkozy government has issued an edict banning six imams from attending a meeting called by the Union of French Islamic Organizations(UOIF) on grounds if they speak there will be a “risk of upsetting public order.”
The only threat to public disorder in France is the antics of their politicians who play the Muslim card in order to secure votes. French Muslim leaders made clear that no French official contacted them to discuss concerns about speakers. Frankly, the concern was not with speakers, it was with votes. Period
