<p>Three Saudi women were barred from entering France for refusing to remove their face veils, it was reported here Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A 2011 French law bans people from wearing Islamic face-covering veils anywhere in public. <br /><br />French police asked the women to remove their veils when they arrived at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport Monday on a flight from Doha.<br /><br />However, when the women refused, the authorities refused them entry. The women returned to Doha Tuesday night, Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />Supporters of the ban say the veil contradicts France's principles of secularism and women's rights. Some Muslim groups say it stigmatises moderate Muslims.<br /><br />Nicolas Sarkozy's government introduced a ban on all forms of Islamic head coverings, including the niqab and the burka, last year.</p>
<p>Three Saudi women were barred from entering France for refusing to remove their face veils, it was reported here Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A 2011 French law bans people from wearing Islamic face-covering veils anywhere in public. <br /><br />French police asked the women to remove their veils when they arrived at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport Monday on a flight from Doha.<br /><br />However, when the women refused, the authorities refused them entry. The women returned to Doha Tuesday night, Daily Mail reported.<br /><br />Supporters of the ban say the veil contradicts France's principles of secularism and women's rights. Some Muslim groups say it stigmatises moderate Muslims.<br /><br />Nicolas Sarkozy's government introduced a ban on all forms of Islamic head coverings, including the niqab and the burka, last year.</p>
