An online petition that collected nearly 18,000 signatures within hours urged Prime Minister Manuel Valls to punish Laurence Rossignol. Paris, France: France's women's rights minister faced growing ...

Thousands have called for France's minister for women's rights to resign after she compared Muslim women who wear the veil to American negroes who accepted slavery. In an interview with France's BFMTV ...

France's women's rights minister faced growing criticism on Thursday, including calls on social media to resign, after she compared women who wear the Muslim headscarf and veil to "negroes who ...

France’s Minister for Women’s Rights has found herself in hot water after comparing Muslim women who wear their faith’s traditional garments to “American negroes” who supported slavery. Laurence ...

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The swimsuit, which covers the whole body barring the hands, feet and face, was blasted by France’s women’s rights minister Laurence Rossignol. The 'burkini' is sold at M&S stores in the Middle East, ...