The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face veil – the niqab. <\/p>\n
A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing the veil in public violated her freedom of religion and expression.<\/p>\n
French law says nobody can wear in a public space clothing intended to conceal the face. The penalty for doing so can be a 150-euro fine (\u00a3120; $205). <\/p>\n
The 2010 law came in under former conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. <\/p>\n
A breach of the ban can also mean a wearer having to undergo citizenship instruction.<\/p>\n
France has about five million Muslims – the largest Muslim minority in Western Europe – but it is thought only about 2,000 women wear full veils.<\/p>\n
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