France Moves Closer to Ban on Islamic Veils Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A woman wearing a niqab, the islamic full veil, walks in a street of Lyon, eastern France, on January 25, 2010. ( AFP/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by Kate McGough Produced by BBC , PRI and WNYC