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The newly-formed government in the Netherlands has also announced plans to introduce measures to ban face-covering veils.
Archbishop of Canterbury Criticizes European Burqa Bans Josh Fleet 2010
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The newly-formed government in the Netherlands has also announced plans to introduce measures to ban face-covering veils.
Archbishop of Canterbury Criticizes European Burqa Bans The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Police also found burqas — the body and face-covering robe worn by many Afghan women in public — inside the van.
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A law came into force over the summer that bans wearing most face-covering garments, such as burqas, in public.
Fire Guts Headquarters of French Satiric Weekly Gabriele Parussini 2011
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With support from Wilders, a new minority Cabinet formed in the Netherlands this month plans to ban face-covering burqas and force immigrants to pay for their own mandatory citizenship classes.
Geert Wilders, Anti-Islamic Dutch Politician, Requests Hate Speech Acquittal AP 2010
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Police also found burqas — the body and face-covering robe worn by many Afghan women in public — inside the van.
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Interestingly, the Sikh Faith prohibits the use of face-covering veils by Sikh women.
Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia: The Sikh Kirpan: Balancing Religious Freedom With Security Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia 2011
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Interestingly, the Sikh Faith prohibits the use of face-covering veils by Sikh women.
Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia: The Sikh Kirpan: Balancing Religious Freedom With Security Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia 2011
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French lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls the full face-covering veil - in the form of the Islamic niqab or as part of a burqa - contrary to the values of the nation.
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The two were found guilty of breaking a French law which bans wearing face-covering garments in public.
French Court Issues First Face Veil Fines Max Colchester 2011
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