Parliament in Switzerland votes to ban Muslims from wearing Hijab

The parliament in Switzerland has voted to ban
the Muslim Burka from being worn in public.The
National Council on Tuesday voted 88 votes in
favour of the ban while 87 voted against with
10 abstentions.
Members voted in favour of a ruling that “no
person shall cover his face in public places and
in places or hide in the public domain or the
provision of public services (excluding sacred
sites).”
According to Swiss media reports. For the vote
to be passed into law and made effective, the
ruling will have to undergo further scrutiny and
more voting in the Parliament.





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