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Switzerland’s Burqa Ban – The question remains whether these laws are a step toward equality or a step backward in the protection of individual freedoms.
Rabat – The controversial Burqa ban has officially taken effect today, January 1, in Switzerland, prohibiting the wearing of full-face coverings in public spaces.
The law, which passed through a nationwide referendum in 2021, echoes an ever-growing wave of restrictions and Islamophobic attacks targeting Muslims in several countries across Europe and beyond.
Switzerland’s governing Federal Council said that anyone who unlawfully violates the law faces a fine of up to MAD 11,542 ($1,144). The country justified its burqa ban as a step towards “promoting integration and security.”
