Eleanor Beardsley
NPR: France's Burqa Ban 'Sinister,' Adds to 'Islamophobic Climate
April 12th, 2011 10:58 AM
Eleanor Beardsley slanted towards opponents of France's ban on the niqab, or Islamic face veil, on two NPR programs on Monday. Beardsley played several sound bites from French Muslims during her Morning Edition report who forwarded the notion that the law contributes to an "anti-Muslim climate" in the country, and agreed with a guest on Tell Me More who labeled the ban "sinister."
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