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United Kingdom Belgian lawmakers vote to ban full Islamic veil in public
Published on 29/04/2010
Belgium's lower house of parliament has voted to ban the wearing of full Islamic veils such as the burqa in public, paving the way for Belgium to become the first country in Europe to enforce such a ban.