Portugal bans full-face veils

LISBON: Portugal’s president has enacted a law pushed by the far right banning the concealment of faces in public, a measure widely seen as targeting Muslim women wearing a full-face veil. “The face must be considered a central element of human identity and communication,” President Antonio Jose Seguro said in a statement. The final version of the text — described by local media as the “burqa law” after the garment worn by some Muslim women to cover their bodies and faces — was adopted by par...

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