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[gallery order="DESC" columns="2"] The Burka vs. the Hijab This week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated that the burka is not welcome in France. Home to one of Europe’s largest Muslim communities, France is taking a stand against an extremist form of Islam. “Condemning the head-to-toe cover for women as a symbol of subjugation rather than faith, Sarkozy was emphasizing his divergent views from US President Barack Obama. […] On a visit to Paris earlier this month, Obama urged Western countries to avoid "dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear." Sarkozy continued to describe how inside a burka, women are cut off from social life and are deprived an identity, as prisoners. He explains that the burka is not a sign of religion and that it is not welcome in France. For a leader to stand up to this extreme form of Radical Islam is inspirational. We need to support these leaders and commend them. Religious clothing is one thing, as you can see above in the different pictures of a hijab or a burka. Being stripped of an identity by being covered head to toe in the burka can only be categorized as Islamic fundamentalism.