Netherlands Bans Burqa in Universities

In September, Plasterk (Labour) said the ban will only apply to primary and secondary schools. Higher educational institutions would be able to take their own decisions because they work with adults, he said at the time. But now the minister has agreed to parliament’s wishes to extend the ban to higher education. ‘You must guarantee open communication… and be able to look one another in the eye. That also applies to higher education,’ Labour MP Margot Kraneveldt is reported as saying. Only one or two female students are thought to actually cover their faces while attending classes. An estimated 100 women in the Netherlands wear the all-encompassing Islamic garment.

The ban will possibly to be extended to hospitals and healthcare staff.

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