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Even as some Western leaders try to ease tensions with the Muslim world, the president of France is refusing to accept one display of Muslim identity. President Nicolas Sarkozy is declaring that the Islamic burqa is not welcome in France. (June 23) Interview: Dr Nazreen Nawaz (Womens Media Representative Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain) responds to Nicolas Sarkozys ban burqa comments UPDATE PARIS, France (CNN) -- Al Qaeda threatened to "take revenge" on France "by every means and wherever we can reach them" because of a debate in France over whether the burqa, a traditional Islamic woman's covering, violates French law, according to a statement posted on radical Islamist Web sites. A woman wears traditionnal Muslim dress in Venissieux, near Lyon, France. A woman wears traditionnal Muslim dress in Venissieux, near Lyon, France. "We will not tolerate such provocations and injustices, and we will take our revenge from France," said the statement, signed by Abu M...