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# Burqa

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# Afghanistan
Taliban orders all Afghan women to wear burqa, as insurgents launch campaign against Govt
Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada also said that if women had no important work outside it was “better they stay at home”.
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# no plans
Leo Varadkar: 'There will be no burqa ban in Ireland'
Denmark, France and Belgium are just some of the countries that have banned the burqa.
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Aug 5th 2018, 10:15 AM
# Fines
First woman fined in Denmark for wearing full-face veil - reports
As of 1 August, wearing a burqa or the niqab in public carries a fine of 1,000 kroner.
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Aug 4th 2018, 8:43 AM
# Burqa ban
Women defiant as Denmark's full-face veil ban comes into effect
“When the mosque is one of the few places where we can (wear veils), then I think the law will mean that more people will go to the mosque.”
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Aug 1st 2018, 7:12 PM
# Banned
Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces
Wearing a burqa, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab in public will lead to a fine of €134.
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May 31st 2018, 6:58 PM
# grey area
Man in shark costume fined under Austria's new 'burqa ban' law
Police said there were certain “grey areas” in the law that need to be ironed out.
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Oct 10th 2017, 11:34 AM
# culture of fear
Politics in Austria is embracing Islamophobia as a shortcut to electoral gains
As Austrians grow more openly hostile towards Muslims, major political parties are deliberately brandishing Islamophobia in the hope of gaining an advantage at the polls.
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Sep 23rd 2017, 9:45 AM
# pauline hanson
Right-wing anti-immigrant politician wears burqa in Australian parliament
Pauline Hanson said she was highlighting the safety risks of wearing the garment.
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Aug 17th 2017, 10:18 AM
# Burqa ban
'The full veil must be banned... wherever legally possible': Merkel wants a burqa ban in Germany
She underlined her support for a proposal by her interior minister to outlaw the full-face burqa Islamic veil in public places.
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Dec 6th 2016, 2:00 PM
# Germany
German interior minister says he's in favour of a partial burqa ban
Last week he unveiled tough new anti-terror measures which included a proposal to strip jihadist fighters of their German nationality.
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Aug 19th 2016, 10:10 AM
# religious clothing
The mayor of Cannes has banned the wearing of "burkinis"
The ban follows an attack on nearby Nice which killed 85 people.
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Aug 12th 2016, 3:21 PM
Australian parliament decides NOT to make women in burqas sit in a glass enclosure
The plan was put forward due to security concerns since the rise of the Islamic State organisation.
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Oct 21st 2014, 7:00 AM
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Jul 1st 2014, 4:54 PM
# religious freedom
Fine Gael councillor Burqa ban comments 'not Fine Gael policy'
“Whether it’s a balaclava or a burqa, we don’t go along in this free secular liberal republic state of anyone hiding the wearers identity,” the Cork councillor said today.
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Feb 10th 2014, 7:50 PM
# Racism
Anti-Muslim 'Irish voice' page to be reported to Gardaí, Facebook
The Immigrant Council of Ireland says the tone of the Facebook page is “deeply worrying”.
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Jan 18th 2014, 5:07 PM
# United Kingdom
Britain loses second terror suspect after he dons burqa and evades surveillance
Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, 27, who was subject to an order restricting his movements, does not pose a direct threat to the public, the British Home Secretary insisted today.
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Nov 4th 2013, 10:10 PM
# Canada
New Canadian citizens told to remove veils at swearing in ceremonies
Most Canadians find the practice of reciting the oath behind a veil disturbing and new Canadians should take it in view of their fellow citizens, the country’s immigration minister has said.
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Dec 13th 2011, 4:15 PM
# Burqa
Islam Ireland welcomes debate on burqa but government has no plans for ban
The Islamic Cultural Cente of Ireland has been responding to calls from a councillor in Cork to ban the burqa in Ireland.
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Aug 19th 2011, 12:53 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you agree with banning the burqa?
The issue of the traditional Islamic garment has become increasingly contentious in Europe in recent years – within both Muslim and non-Muslim communities. What are your thoughts?
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Aug 19th 2011, 9:54 AM
# Veil
Italy takes first steps to banning face veil
The Berlusconi-backed bill follows on from the ban introduced in France and Belgium.
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Aug 3rd 2011, 3:34 PM
# Australia
Police in New South Wales granted new powers to remove face veils
Police in Australia’s most populous state will now be permitted to demand that a woman remove her face covering when investigating minor offences.
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Apr 11th 2011, 8:12 PM
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France's face veil ban takes effect today
A controversial ban on facial veils has come into effect in France today, despite protests by interest groups that the ban violates European human rights law.
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Apr 11th 2011, 10:14 AM