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Denmark Bans The Burqa

Emily Zanotti

Demark is the latest European country to vote to ban the burqa.

The Danish legislature voted Wednesday to join France, Germany, Belgium, and Austria, in criminalizing Islamic full-face veils and other face-coverings. The vote wasn’t even close: the law passed 75 votes to 30 votes.

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