Barroso wades in to veil row – Archive – Al Jazeera English

And a little history…

There are matters of common sense,” (Barroso) said. “I give you an example: a teacher who presents herself to students with a completely veiled face is not doing something reasonable in our society. …And in general, if a person wants to communicate she can’t present herself with a veil that covers her entire face, except for a small opening for the eyes. It’s clear that that’s an obstacle.”

“Tony Blair, the British prime minister, called veils a “mark of separation”, while Romano Prodi, the Italian prime minister said it was a matter of common sense that people show their faces in public.”

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