France's Attempt to Ban the Burka Pits Sarkozy Against Obama

“In his June speech in Cairo, U. S. President Barack Obama said that Westerners should ‘avoid dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear.’ On the other hand, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says that burkas and niqabs, both of which cover the face, are a ‘debasement’ of women and shouldn’t be permitted in France.”