(Euronews) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called on Thursday for stricter measures limiting religious symbols and rituals in education, asking for a ban on full-coverage veils worn by some Muslim women to be extended to schools and universities.
The country’s overall ban on burkas and niqabs in public places, introduced in 2018, has not been applied to educational institutions.
However, Frederiksen, who is also the leader of the country’s Social Democrats party, wants to change this, stating that limiting the ban in this way had been a mistake.
“There are gaps in the legislation that allow Muslim social control and oppression of women at educational institutions in Denmark,” Frederiksen told domestic media. “You have the right to be a person of faith and practice your religion, but democracy takes precedence.”
