Friday 19 April, 2019
As of 1 August, wearing a burqa or the niqab in public carries a fine of 1,000 kroner.
“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.”
Wearing a burqa, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab in public will lead to a fine of €134.
The court ruled that the ban sought to guarantee social cohesion.
The plan was put forward due to security concerns since the rise of the Islamic State organisation.
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.
It comes as one high-profile wearer of a niqab says she plans to run for president next year.
The Berlusconi-backed bill follows on from the ban introduced in France and Belgium.
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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.
The President has also closed the country’s only casino. The moves have been seen as an attempt to reach out to conservative Muslims.
The banning of some religious dress in European countries have drawn criticism by human rights groups – who say the laws discriminate against Muslims and impede an individual’s freedom of expression.
FRENCH MPS have voted to ban women from wearing the Islamic full veil in public, the BBC reports. The ban will be ratified by France’s senate in September and will become law. Fines of €150 for women who wear the veil in public, or €30,000 and one year in prison for men who force their wives to wear it, have been suggested.
TODAY MARKS 70 years since Ireland officially became a republic.
At midnight on 18 April 1949, Ireland officially left the British Commonwealth and became a Republic.
But while a number of countries around the world celebrate the anniversaries on which they gained independence or became a republic, Ireland doesn’t do either.
Leo Varadkar has previously raised the possibility of having a Republic Day, while it’s also been suggested that the day would not even need to be a public holiday.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland mark the anniversary of the day when it became a Republic?
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