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Portugal Bans Women From Wearing Full-Face Coverings in Public, Violators Face €3,000 Fine
By Gloria Drealomalicha Portugal has introduced a new law banning the wearing of face coverings intended to conceal a person’s identity in public places, a measure critics say could disproportionately affect Muslim women who wear the burka or niqab. Under the new legislation, commonly referred to as the “burka law”, people found covering their faces…