Tag: veil ban

  • Denmark considers adding jail terms to veil ban

    Denmark considers adding jail terms to veil ban

    Copenhagen: Denmark has been discussing adding jail terms to a controversial ban on the wearing of face veils in public that came into force on Aug. 1. Rachid Nekkaz, a French business executive of Algerian origin, has launched a fund against the burqa ban, which he called “illegal”, and has paid fines of over 500…