Council of States dismisses burka ban
The Swiss Council of States dismissed a notion to ban burka wearing in Switzerland: the religious veil, which some Muslim women wear to cover their head and face, has been the subject of much controversy around Europe in recent years, but the Council of States says burkas are seen so infrequently here that a ban is not worthwhile.
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