Photo Story: Facial coverings banned in the Netherlands

A niqab veiled woman pulls her shopping bag along a street in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Facial coverings will be banned in the Netherlands, from public transport, schools, hospitals and government buildings as of 01 August 2019.

The Dutch Islamic political party NIDA has announced a plan to pay for all fines received by wearers of the burka and niqab when the new law comes into effect next.

 

Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBIN UTRECHT

 

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