NPR: burqa ban https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=615775819 burqa ban en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:23:44 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: burqa ban https://www.npr.org/tags/615775819/burqa-ban Denmark Bans The Burqa And Niqab Danish parliament voted Thursday to prohibit certain garments<strong> </strong>that cover people's faces in public. Human rights groups say it "violates the rights to freedom of expression and religion." Thu, 31 May 2018 14:37:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/31/615758652/denmark-bans-the-burqa-and-niqab https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/31/615758652/denmark-bans-the-burqa-and-niqab

Danish parliament voted Thursday to prohibit certain garments that cover people's faces in public. Human rights groups say it "violates the rights to freedom of expression and religion."

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