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Swiss Voters Narrowly Back 'Burqa Ban'

by Naharnet Newsdesk 07 March 2021, 19:22
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Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed banning full face coverings, a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.

Official results showed that 51.21 percent of voters, and a majority of federal Switzerland's cantons, supported the proposal.

SourceAgence France Presse
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