(AFP) The Danish government said Wednesday that it is proposing to extend the country’s ban on full-face veils in public places to schools and universities.
“Burqas, niqabs, or other clothing that hides people’s faces have no place in a Danish classroom,” Minister for Immigration and Integration Rasmus Stoklund said in a statement.
“There is already a ban on face coverings in public spaces, and this should of course also apply in educational institutions,” he added.
In August 2018, Denmark banned the wearing [of] full-face Islamic veils like the burqa and niqab in public places, with offenders subject to a fine.
