Banning the Niqab and not any other religious symbols is unfair.
in 2004 France banned the hijab/head scarf, and now it banned the niqab.
In 2004, The French Minister of Education ordered the expulsion from schools of all female students who wore the hijab. The French government took no action against Roman Catholic students wearing a crucifix, Protestant students wearing a cross, Sikh male students wearing a turban, or Jewish male students wearing a yarmulke (skullcap).
So if France supports Freedom of religion, then why were only muslims targeted? & now its the niqab that is banned.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/rt_franc2.htm