
On March 7, Switzerland joined the growing number of European countries which banned the burka. A narrow majority of voters (51%) endorsed a popular initiative that mandated a ban on all forms of face covering, including that applied by hooligans. Although the niqab and the burka are not explicitly mentioned in the text of the popular initiative, which will now enter the Swiss constitution, they stood at the center of the public discussion and political campaigns.

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