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    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."
    by Sasha Ingber May 31, 2018 2 minutes
    Women wearing the niqab sit in the audience at the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen on Thursday, as a bill that bans face coverings in public passes by a majority vote.

    Danish Parliament voted Thursday to ban garments covering the face in public places: effectively outlawing the burqa and niqab, coverings worn by some Muslim women.

    The bill was presented by Denmark's center-right governing coalition. It received from members of parliament in favor of the ban and 30 votes in opposition. Another 74 members

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