This link gives a detailed description about the rhetoric surrounding the banning of the veil in France from the perspective of a female protester and a French Imam. The female protester believes that women should have the right to express their personal identity in what they wear; whereas, the Imam protests that the veil is not a part of Islam and that individuals should not wear a veil since it is not written in the Quran. The Imam views the veil as being oppressive to women and as representing Al-Qaeda.
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/frostovertheworld/2011/04/201149144528922580.html
Ronnie Miller