#Portugal's parliament approved a bill to ban #face #veils used for 'gender or religious motives' in most public spaces that was proposed by the #far-right #Chega party and effectively targets #burqas and #niqabs worn by #Muslim women.

Portugal approves Burqa and Niqab ban with heavy fines Portugal’s parliament approved a bill banning face veils like burqas and niqabs in most public spaces. The bill targets veils worn for gender or religious reasons, especially by Muslim women. It proposes fines between 200 and 4,000 euros for violators. Those forcing others to wear face veils could face up to three years in prison. […]

Portugal approves Burqa and Niqab ban with heavy fines Portugal’s parliament approved a bill banning face veils like burqas and niqabs in most public spaces. The bill targets veils worn for gender or religious reasons, especially by Muslim women. It proposes fines between 200 and 4,000 euros for violators. Those forcing others to wear face veils could face up to three years in prison. […]

🇰🇿🇺🇿🧕 #Kazakhstan has officially banned #burqas & #niqabs from being allowed worn in public, calling face coverings a “threat to national security” • Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: “it’s better to wear our national dress than the black robes” >LEAKLIV:/

🇰🇿🇺🇿🧕 #Kazakhstan has officially banned #burqas & #niqabs from being allowed worn in public, calling face coverings a “threat to national security” • Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: “it’s better to wear our national dress than the black robes” >LEAKLIV:/

🇰🇿🇺🇿🧕 #Kazakhstan has officially banned #burqas & #niqabs from being allowed worn in public, calling face coverings a “threat to national security”

• Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev:

“it’s better to wear our national dress than the black robes”

>LEAKLIV:/

Ces crétins de #talibans #fachos leur ont mis des #burqas

Authorities in capital of China’s Xinjiang province ban b... [JURIST] Authorities in Urumqi, capital of the far-west C...

Authorities in capital of #China's #Xinjiang province ban #burqas. #humanRights #Uighurs #Islam jurist.org/paperchase/2015/01/autho...

Protester wears Ku Klux Klan outfit to oppose burqas at P... A trio of men attempting to enter Parliament wearing a ni...

Protester wears #KuKluxKlan outfit to oppose #burqas at #Australia #ParliamentHouse www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/politic... via @smh