Paris: French Muslims gather to discuss ban on burqa

At least 150,000 Muslims are expected to gather for the annual French Muslims Congress near Paris.Debates addressing the issue of banning the burqa in France and now also in Belgium, would top of the agenda at the congress Paris. Speeches and debates ran under the slogan Being Muslim today.While debates on national identity and a possible ban on the burqa have been going on for months in France, neighboring Belgium is now also considering a ban on the attire.Some lawmakers in France, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe, have called for full Islamic veils to be bannedMuslims at the congress say that it is the law which infringes people's rights, not the burqa.