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French President Nicolas Sarkozy answers reporters during a joint press conference in Paris, Sunday March 7, 2010
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010

Open quoteIn the French republic, we don't want women shut behind a prison, albeit one made out of fabric.Close quote

  • NICOLAS SARKOZY,
  • French President, defending the ban on women wearing the full Islamic face veil in public while also apologzing for creating the Ministry of Immigration and National Identity, which caused a public outcry around the world
Photo: Remy de la Mauviniere / AP | Source: Guardian