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Woman fined $156 for wearing face veil in Denmark
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 6, 2018
HELSINKI (AP) — A 28-year-old woman wearing a face veil has become the first person in Denmark to be fined for violating a new law banning such garments in public places.
German conservatives call for partial ban on face veil
By RNS staff — August 20, 2016
(Reuters) The CDU's calls for a partial ban come as it has lost support to the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which says Islam is incompatible with the constitution.
Muslim woman can wear niqab for Canada citizenship oath
By Ron Csillag — October 6, 2015
TORONTO (RNS) The ruling is the third legal defeat for Canada's Conservative government on the Muslim face veil, which has become a hot-button issue in the Oct. 19 federal election.
Another African country bans Islamic veil for women over terror attacks
By Fredrick Nzwili — June 18, 2015
(RNS) Chad, a majority-Muslim nation in Central Africa, become the second country on the continent to ban women from wearing the full-face veil.
Quebec bills aim to prevent Islamic ‘radicalization,’ limit face-covering
By Ron Csillag — June 11, 2015
(RNS) Lawmakers seek a $2 million for an "anti-radicalization center" in Montreal, and limit public employees and people seeiking public services from covering their faces.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vows to appeal face veil ruling
By Ron Csillag — February 19, 2015
TORONTO (RNS) "I believe, and I think most Canadians believe, that it is offensive that someone would hide their identity at the very moment where they are committing to join the Canadian family," said Stephen Harper.
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