France's attack on the veil is a huge blunder | Raphaël Liogier

The ill-founded push to ban the face covering is rooted in a wider crisis of French identity and influence After more than six months straining to convince itself of the immense, nationwide danger of a phenomenon that involves fewer than 0.1% of France's Muslim population, a parliamentary committee yesterday ­recommended the banning of the full veil in many of France's public places. There is nothing eccentric about asking why they are getting so bothered. As usual, when France confronts such debates,...