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France’s parliament is set to vote on a proposed legislation banning the wearing of Islamic face veils in public places.

If passed, prospective punishments for women violating the law include imprisonment and a hefty fine.

Violators of the ban may also be forced take educational classes on how to be a proper French citizen in a country home to five million Muslims.

Rights groups have criticised the bill for being demeaning and stifling freedom of expression.

Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports

Well, it keeps getting more interesting. For all those people who like to put France or Europe on a pedestal that the US should admire, remember this.

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