At first, French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted burqas banned in all instances, but he has now stepped back to a more moderate position, seeking to have Parliament pass a law banning the full-body veil in public places and on public transportation.

In the city of El Alto, Bolivia, there is a controversy over the hospital funded by the Irani government, since women who were recruited were photographed wearing a headscarf.

After a convicted thief’s hand was amputated in public in Kermanshah, Ayatollah Mohiyeddin Shirazi, an appointee of the supreme leader of Iran, criticized the halting of public punishments, and added, “Those who say that practices like amputating hands belong to the past are themselves part of the past.”

President Cristina Kirchner repudiated the appointment as minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as he is involved in the bombing of the AMIA and she demanded once more the extradition of the Iranian officials sought by Argentine justice.

France’s struggle with Islamic dress has moved into the swimming pool after a 35-year-old woman was banned from bathing in her “burkini”, a head-to-toe swimsuit. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)