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Women wearing veils and burqua walk on June 1, 2011 in Venice, Italy.
Wednesday, Aug. 03, 2011

Open quoteFive years ago, no one wore the burqa. Today there is always more.Close quote

  • SOUAD SBAI,
  • a Moroccan-born member of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Freedom People Party, referring to a draft law that would ban the face-covering veil in Italy
Photo: Marco Secchi / Getty Images | Source: Wall Street Journal