Netherlands bans Islamic veils; joins the league of europian nations facing islamic invasion

NewsBharati    02-Jul-2018
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Amsterdam, July 2: The Dutch Senate passed a law on Tuesday banning the wearing of face-covering clothing in schools, public transport, government buildings and hospitals, making the Netherlands the latest European country to impose a so-called "burqa ban."
 
The Dutch government has said the new law partially banning face-covers is "religion-neutral." Only about 400 women are estimated to wear full-face veils in the Netherlands.
With this move, The Netherlands has become the latest European government to approve a law banning the Islamic face veil in schools, hospitals and public buildings.
The law applies to all face coverings, including motor helmets and ski-masks, as well as Islamic garbs such as the burqa and niqab. It does not apply to the hijab or Islamic headscarves that only cover the hair.
Lawmakers in the upper house of parliament passed a measure on partial face coverings on Tuesday that imposes a €400 fine on Muslim women who wear the burka or niqab in government buildings.
The government describes the law as "religion-neutral."
The Lower House approved the bill in 2016 after proposals for a general ban on burqas and other face-covering veils failed to muster enough support.
The Netherlands has joined Denmark, Austria, France, Belgium and Bulgaria in banning the face veil amid rising anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe.
The Dutch government says that the ban is “partial” and not as extensive as that adopted in other countries. It will apply on public transport, public buildings, schools and hospitals, with exceptions allowed for clothes that are designed to protect health and safety.
The ban was first proposed by Mr Wilders in 2013. It was adopted as policy under the second coalition led by Mark Rutte, the prime minister, in 2015 and approved by MPs in 2016. Around 150 Muslim women in the Netherlands are estimated to wear the burka.