It was just a matter of time before there was backlash from President Sarkozy recent remarks that burqas were not welcome in France. Now, Al-Qaeda in North Africa has threatened revenge and calls on ALL Muslims to confront the situation.
Al Qaeda's north African wing threatened revenge against France for launching a "war" against Muslim women who wear full burqas that cover them from head to toe, according to a Web statement posted in the group's name.
French legislators expressed concern this month that more and more Muslim women were wearing a burqa or a niqab which cloaks the entire body, sometimes leaving a gap for the eyes.
President Nicolas Sarkozy said the garments were not welcome in France because they are a symbol of the subjugation of women.
It said France's campaign against the burqa was tantamount to "religious terrorism" and was an incitement to a hatred that would only grow.
"This is why we call upon all Muslims to respond to this hatred by another that is more ravaging, we call upon them to confront this French obstinacy," the statement said.
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View SkyNews video of burqa remarks by President Sarkozy
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