Asked if he would support the idea of the full veil being abandoned altogether, he said: "Yes.

In Muslim societies, the full veil is sometimes worn to shield a woman from the view of men outside her immediate family.

Quickly she adjusted the long full white veil.

She turned, and her face was covered by a full, thick veil.

But at 14, she adopted a full Islamic veil.

He claimed that no women had ever chosen to wear a full veil after this request.

"Although she wore a full veil, her family are quite liberal really."

France's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.

A commission in France is expected to say that full veil and burqa should not be allowed in public places.

I think that we should all - male and female - start wearing full veils or balaclavas until they are taken down.