IT programmer David Parnham, 36, who called himself “Muslim Slayer”, sparked widespread fear and encouraged violence in the community
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Enforcing Austria’s burqa ban a delicate matter in Alpine resort
The Austrian lakeside town Zell am See draws tens of thousands of visitors from Saudi Arabia, the UAE or Oman every year
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UK PM says Boris Johnson should apologise over burqa comments
Boris Johnson wrote in a newspapaer column that women wearing the full face veil looked like ‘bank robbers’ or ‘letter-boxes’, prompting accusations of Islamophobia
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In pictures: First Muslim women in Denmark fined for wearing full-face Islamic veil
The law – which comes into effect on August 1, wearing a burqa, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab, which only shows the eyes, in public carries – will fine violators 1,000 Kroner ($156) for the first three violations. Those who violate the regulation a fourth time will be fined 10,000 Kroner ($1,577).
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Denmark issues first fine to woman for wearing full-face veil
As of August 1, wearing a burqa in Denmark, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab, which only shows the eyes, in public carries a fine of $155