(NL Times) The PvdA faction in Amsterdam received a storm of negative reactions because of a photo posted on the party’s Twitter account on Saturday. In the photo, PvdA councilor in Amsterdam Hendrik Jan Biemond is posing in a yellow burka with other burka-wearing people from the LGBTQ community during Canal Pride in Amsterdam on Saturday, AD reports.
The rainbow-colored burkas were meant as a protest against the Partial Ban on Face-Covering Clothing Act, which was implemented on August 1st. Often referred to as the “burka ban,” the law bans the wear[ing] of face-covering clothing in government buildings, education institutions, healthcare institutions and on public transport. While the ban covers all face-covering clothing — including burkas, niqabs, balaclavas, masks and motorcycle helmets — opponents see it as an anti-Muslim measure.
