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United Kingdom Burqa-type dresses banned as from 23 July
Published on 14/07/2011
In April, the Belgian Parliament voted in favour of introducing legislation that bans the burqa-type Islamic dress and other types of clothes covering the face. The new rules will come into force at the end of next week.