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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Some profit from wives despite French polygamy ban

In this Friday, April 23, 2010 
picture Lies 
Hebbadj, left, and his wife who refused to be identified, speak to 
reporters in Nantes, western France. She was fined for driving a car 
with a veil covering all but her eyes. Now, her husband is suspected of 
polygamy. The situation appears to be a boon to President Nicolas 
Sarkozy, who is trying to rush through controversial legislation 
forbidding burqa-style Islamic veils that cover the face on the grounds 
they don't respect French values or women's dignity. 
In this Friday, April 23, 2010 picture Lies Hebbadj, left, and his wife who refused to be identified, speak to reporters in Nantes, western France. She was fined for driving a car with a veil covering all but her eyes. Now, her husband is suspected of polygamy. The situation appears to be a boon to President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is trying to rush through controversial legislation forbidding burqa-style Islamic veils that cover the face on the grounds they don't respect French values or women's dignity. (AP Photo/David Vincent) 

The burqa, or face-covering veil, is getting all the attention in the debate over Muslim immigrants in France. But another controversial tradition among some immigrants is less noticed and far more widespread: Polygamy.

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