I don't support the French ban on the hijab but I do support their ban on the Burka.
Hijab is an essential element for muslim women.
The Burka is a traditional garb wore by women from Arabia since before Islam arrived.
Just as tinted windows are banned on Cars because Police Officers do not know what the driver could be doing, or people with Ski Masks are not allowed to enter Banks due to security reasons.
Exactly the same applies to Burkas. It conceals the person's face, poses a safety hazard to other people, and has nothing to do with Islam but a backward tradition emanating from Arabia.
Oh boy ----- you seem to be stuck with the "security" issue here ----- take the security issue out of the equation for a moment and think out side of the box about the wider pragmatic connotations of the law.
France a “laïcité”, or a pseudo secular state albeit a predominantly Catholic society ----- would have to eventually administer same ban into some of its public schools ----- of course if not yet in effect----- which are still run by Nuns ------ does this law mean these Nuns would have to remove their stoles, crosses and wimples?. Does it mean that ----- If priests were to visit a school, they would have to remove their robes?. Would Protestant ministers have to remove their clerical collars?. Would Orthodox Jewish men have to remove their Yarmulkes?. ----- May be on the paper but not in reality!.
Nuff said!