THE TELEGRAPH: A Spanish town could become the first in the country to ban the wearing of the burqa in municipal buildings, according to the mayor's office.
A proposal for the town of Lerida was being drawn up to ban the face-covering Islamic veil in the municipality's buildings, a spokesman for the mayor's office said.
The town had asked its legal services to look into the possibility of banning the garment in all public spaces in the name of the fundamental rights of women, the official said.
"We cannot regulate the usage of the burqa in the road, but we can do that in municipal buildings," he said. >>> | Wednesday, May 26, 2010
