Italian town bans burka

The Mayor of the Northern Italian town of Varallo has taken the issue of women who wear the Islamic face veil into his own hands. Though no national law forbids it, the town has issued a bylaw to ban the veil and burka.

The Mayor of the Northern Italian town of Varallo has taken the issue of women who wear the Islamic face veil into his own hands. Though no national law forbids it, the town has issued a bylaw to ban the veil and burka.

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