Prescott backs right to wear veil
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott defends the right of Muslim women to wear a veil - disagreeing with Jack Straw.
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The French government has confirmed that the ban on Muslim headscarves will be applied on Thursday when school resumes, despite the kidnapping of two journalists in Iraq.
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The decision to keep secret the full legal advice given to Tony Blair in the run-up to the Iraq war is defended by Lord Falconer.
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Former deputy prime minister John Prescott is to become a British representative to the Council of Europe.
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John Prescott has not broken anti-corruption laws following his stay with a US tycoon, Scotland Yard says.
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An Egyptian court has ruled that universities can't bar Islamic face-coverings. But that's unlikely to stop the headdress attracting unwelcome attention on the streets of Cairo.
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French critics and defenders of a ban on  Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on  Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two  French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law revoked.
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The leader of the world's Anglicans said on Friday that the Church of England will not resist the British government's attempt to repeal the country's blasphemy laws.
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A senior British cabinet minister said  on Friday it would be better if Muslim women did not wear full  veils, inflaming anger among the country's Islamic community  and sparking heated debate on social integration.
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France will maintain its ban on Muslim scarves and other signs of religious belief in state schools, ignoring demands by the Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters, government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope said.
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The Dutch Cabinet said Friday it wants to ban burqas from all schools and prevent government employees from wearing the head-to-toe Islamic robes, but said it was impossible to outlaw them altogether.
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John Prescott says it is unlikely that he will enter the House of Lords after he steps down as an MP.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday he backed the Islamist-rooted government's proposal to lift a ban on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in universities, a move opposed by the secular establishment.
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LONDON, November 21 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Britain will adopt a set of tightened anti-terror laws in case Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s Labor Party wins the general elections, due next year, the home secretary said on Sunday, November 21.
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Britain&#039;s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott gave up his grace-and-favour country estate, saying his free use of the posh pad had become a matter of controversy and criticism.
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The Tories are to back controversial government plans to introduce ID cards in the UK, the party has said.
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French critics and defenders of a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law scrapped.