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The French Republic is not blessed or burdened with a First Amendment. So when President Nicolas Sarkozy recently suggested that France ban the wearing of the burqa in all public places, the Chamber of Deputies took it up.
Unlike the headscarf, which covers a woman's hair but leaves her face visible, the burqa is a head-to-toe covering that makes walking draperies of women. Some, like the chador worn in Afghanistan, feature a mesh covering for the face. The Saudi version usually sports a slit for the eyes. Here's an online catalogue's description of one: "Khimar and niqab set made of...
Could the U.S. Ban the Burqa, Too?
If so, wearing a Burka conjures up it's own feast of funny smells especially in 90 degree weather and it's against their religion to wear perfume so could you imagine being on a flight with a bunch of Burka wearing women and they all sit together, and you forgot your atomizer. Wheeeeew!