Post by mouse on May 23, 2015 2:33:22 GMT -5
Dutch cabinet backs ban on Islamic veil in schools, hospitals and public transport in move Prime Minister Mark Rutte says has 'nothing to do with religion'
Dutch Muslims could be fined £300 if caught wearing veil in certain places
Ban won't apply in street but includes hospitals, schools, public transport
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said bill didn't have religious background
Law was for 'specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen'
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte they were only introducing the bill 'in specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen' or for security reasons
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte they were only introducing the bill 'in specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen' or for security reasons
The Netherlands have approved a partial ban on wearing an Islamic face-covering veil out in public.
Dutch Muslims could be fined up to almost £300 if caught wearing a burqa and niqab in certain places after The Hague backed the ban on Friday.
It does not apply to anyone wearing one on the street but veils will not be allowed in schools, hospitals and public transport.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the government were only introducing the bill 'in specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen' or for security reasons.
He added that it did not have any religious background but was to aid communication.
'Face-covering clothing will in future not be accepted in education and healthcare institutions, government buildings and on public transport,' the government said in a statement after the cabinet backed Interior Minister Ronald Plasterk's bill.
Between 100 and 500 Muslim women are currently thought to wear the burqa in the Netherlands, according to state broadcaster NOS.
A previous bill from Rutte's last government - which would have seen a full ban of the burqa even on the street - will now be withdrawn.
The government said it 'sees no reason for a general ban that would apply to all public places
It said that with this latest draft law, the government had 'tried to find a balance between people's freedom to wear the clothes they want and the importance of mutual and recognisable communication.'
The bill must now been sent to Netherland's Council of State to be debated.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3093342/Dutch-cabinet-backs-ban-Islamic-veil-schools-hospitals-public-transport-Prime-Minister-Mark-Rutte-says-religion.html#ixzz3awdBVD9K
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Dutch Muslims could be fined £300 if caught wearing veil in certain places
Ban won't apply in street but includes hospitals, schools, public transport
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said bill didn't have religious background
Law was for 'specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen'
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte they were only introducing the bill 'in specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen' or for security reasons
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte they were only introducing the bill 'in specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen' or for security reasons
The Netherlands have approved a partial ban on wearing an Islamic face-covering veil out in public.
Dutch Muslims could be fined up to almost £300 if caught wearing a burqa and niqab in certain places after The Hague backed the ban on Friday.
It does not apply to anyone wearing one on the street but veils will not be allowed in schools, hospitals and public transport.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the government were only introducing the bill 'in specific situations where it is essential for people to be seen' or for security reasons.
He added that it did not have any religious background but was to aid communication.
'Face-covering clothing will in future not be accepted in education and healthcare institutions, government buildings and on public transport,' the government said in a statement after the cabinet backed Interior Minister Ronald Plasterk's bill.
Between 100 and 500 Muslim women are currently thought to wear the burqa in the Netherlands, according to state broadcaster NOS.
A previous bill from Rutte's last government - which would have seen a full ban of the burqa even on the street - will now be withdrawn.
The government said it 'sees no reason for a general ban that would apply to all public places
It said that with this latest draft law, the government had 'tried to find a balance between people's freedom to wear the clothes they want and the importance of mutual and recognisable communication.'
The bill must now been sent to Netherland's Council of State to be debated.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3093342/Dutch-cabinet-backs-ban-Islamic-veil-schools-hospitals-public-transport-Prime-Minister-Mark-Rutte-says-religion.html#ixzz3awdBVD9K
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