Senegal to ban the full-face veil amidst growing terror threat
Following the arrest of four imams accused of having ties to Boko Haram
terrorist group, Senegal plans to ban women from wearing the full-face
Islamic veil in public in an attempt to curb terrorism.
The move announced on Tuesday, November 17, by Interior Minister Abdoulaye Daouda, prohibits women from wearing burqas where only their eyes can be seen. Daouda says the law is not anti-Islamic as Senegal is a Muslim majority nation instead he says it's a question of national security.
The move announced on Tuesday, November 17, by Interior Minister Abdoulaye Daouda, prohibits women from wearing burqas where only their eyes can be seen. Daouda says the law is not anti-Islamic as Senegal is a Muslim majority nation instead he says it's a question of national security.
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