Burqa Ban in Switzerland: Women wearing a burqa will be fined £6,500 in parts of Switzerland.

[aakash_2410]

• Swiss state of Ticino has approved a ban on wearing burqa in public places

• Women cannot wear the garment in shops, restaurants or public buildings

• Anybody flouting ban can be given a fine of up to 10,000 francs (£6,500)

• Swiss Parliament has ruled the ban does not violate country's federal law.

Women who wear full face veils in public in a Swiss state could be fined up to £6,500 under new rules imposed by the local government.

Females muslims will be banned from wearing the burqa in shops, restaurants or public buildings in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.

The local government in the southern Swiss state approved the ban after a referendum in September 2013 saw two in three voters backing the move.

According to the Local, the Ticino government had wanted to ban burqas and niqabs as well as masks worn by demonstrators and balaclavas.

However, MPs voted for a law that only applies to veils worn by some Muslim women and makes no exceptions for tourists visiting the area.

The minimum fine is 100 francs (£65) and women can be given a penalty of up to 10,000 francs (£6,500).

The Swiss Parliament says the ban does not violate federal law but it is not yet known when the new rules will come into force.

Visitors coming into Ticino will be informed at airports and by customs officers at the Italian border it is illegal for people to hide their face under a burqa or niqab, while in the state.

The ban on the burqa echoes similar legislation put in place in France, where women can be fined an initial penalty of £35 for wearing the garment, which can be increased to £150.

France's parliament passed the burka ban in 2010, leading to protests from Islamic groups who said it was discriminatory.

France has the biggest Muslim population in western Europe, and many believe that society has an agenda against them.

However, an attempt by a British legal team to reverse France's burka ban was rejected by the European Court of Human Rights last year.

In a test case which will have widespread implications in other countries, judges said that the measure aimed at stopping women covering their faces in public was entirely justified.

They said that the right of ordinary people to 'live together' was a 'legitimate objective', and that Muslim women wearing face coverings threatened it.

Read more: Women wearing a burqa will be fined £6,500 in Switzerland | Daily Mail Online

What do you think guys?
@mike2000 is back @flamer84 @FrenchPilot @Steve781

 

[Steve781]

Not keen on the idea of banning people's clothing but can understand why some people have fears.

 

[Koovie]

Very good!

Encouraging this kind of dark age era thinking and sexist ideology in a modern democracy is plain wrong.

And FYI: Covering your face in public is illegal in most Swiss areas anyways.

 

[mike2000 is back]

• Swiss state of Ticino has approved a ban on wearing burqa in public places

• Women cannot wear the garment in shops, restaurants or public buildings

• Anybody flouting ban can be given a fine of up to 10,000 francs (£6,500)

• Swiss Parliament has ruled the ban does not violate country's federal law.

Women who wear full face veils in public in a Swiss state could be fined up to £6,500 under new rules imposed by the local government.

Females muslims will be banned from wearing the burqa in shops, restaurants or public buildings in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.

The local government in the southern Swiss state approved the ban after a referendum in September 2013 saw two in three voters backing the move.

According to the Local, the Ticino government had wanted to ban burqas and niqabs as well as masks worn by demonstrators and balaclavas.

However, MPs voted for a law that only applies to veils worn by some Muslim women and makes no exceptions for tourists visiting the area.

The minimum fine is 100 francs (£65) and women can be given a penalty of up to 10,000 francs (£6,500).

The Swiss Parliament says the ban does not violate federal law but it is not yet known when the new rules will come into force.

Visitors coming into Ticino will be informed at airports and by customs officers at the Italian border it is illegal for people to hide their face under a burqa or niqab, while in the state.

The ban on the burqa echoes similar legislation put in place in France, where women can be fined an initial penalty of £35 for wearing the garment, which can be increased to £150.

France's parliament passed the burka ban in 2010, leading to protests from Islamic groups who said it was discriminatory.

France has the biggest Muslim population in western Europe, and many believe that society has an agenda against them.

However, an attempt by a British legal team to reverse France's burka ban was rejected by the European Court of Human Rights last year.

In a test case which will have widespread implications in other countries, judges said that the measure aimed at stopping women covering their faces in public was entirely justified.

They said that the right of ordinary people to 'live together' was a 'legitimate objective', and that Muslim women wearing face coverings threatened it.

Read more: Women wearing a burqa will be fined £6,500 in Switzerland | Daily Mail Online

What do you think guys?
@mike2000 is back @flamer84 @FrenchPilot @Steve781

I agree 100% with this. When in Rome do as the Romans do, Period. If you don't like it then leave.

 

[Indika]

Not keen on the idea of banning people's clothing but can understand why some people have fears.

In public places it might pose a security threat. More than burqa its ppl inside the burqa that is the issue.

 

[Hyperion]

Good and timely decision.

 

[jamahir]

fantastic.

if the uno has any relevance today, it should speak for a global ban on burqa and ghoonghat.

i am sick of these things in india.

 

[IndoUS]

fantastic.

if the uno has any relevance today, it should speak for a global ban on burqa and ghoonghat.

i am sick of these things in india.

Haven't seen so much in India people don't really cover there entire face. I am fine with people wearing a head covering and all even face veil provided they show their face if security asks the to for identification.

 

[Indika]

Haven't seen so much in India people don't really cover there entire face. I am fine with people wearing a head covering and all even face veil provided they show their face if security asks the to for identification.

Agreed, ppl do wear veils but its only some ppl take it to the extremes. They act as if everyone is out to get them.

 

[bobo6661]

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

It is not necessary to wear a BURQA in europe or in the U S----head covering is fine---.

 

[dadeechi]

• Swiss state of Ticino has approved a ban on wearing burqa in public places

• Women cannot wear the garment in shops, restaurants or public buildings

• Anybody flouting ban can be given a fine of up to 10,000 francs (£6,500)

• Swiss Parliament has ruled the ban does not violate country's federal law.

Women who wear full face veils in public in a Swiss state could be fined up to £6,500 under new rules imposed by the local government.

Females muslims will be banned from wearing the burqa in shops, restaurants or public buildings in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino.

The local government in the southern Swiss state approved the ban after a referendum in September 2013 saw two in three voters backing the move.

According to the Local, the Ticino government had wanted to ban burqas and niqabs as well as masks worn by demonstrators and balaclavas.

However, MPs voted for a law that only applies to veils worn by some Muslim women and makes no exceptions for tourists visiting the area.

The minimum fine is 100 francs (£65) and women can be given a penalty of up to 10,000 francs (£6,500).

The Swiss Parliament says the ban does not violate federal law but it is not yet known when the new rules will come into force.

Visitors coming into Ticino will be informed at airports and by customs officers at the Italian border it is illegal for people to hide their face under a burqa or niqab, while in the state.

The ban on the burqa echoes similar legislation put in place in France, where women can be fined an initial penalty of £35 for wearing the garment, which can be increased to £150.

France's parliament passed the burka ban in 2010, leading to protests from Islamic groups who said it was discriminatory.

France has the biggest Muslim population in western Europe, and many believe that society has an agenda against them.

However, an attempt by a British legal team to reverse France's burka ban was rejected by the European Court of Human Rights last year.

In a test case which will have widespread implications in other countries, judges said that the measure aimed at stopping women covering their faces in public was entirely justified.

They said that the right of ordinary people to 'live together' was a 'legitimate objective', and that Muslim women wearing face coverings threatened it.

Read more: Women wearing a burqa will be fined £6,500 in Switzerland | Daily Mail Online

What do you think guys?
@mike2000 is back @flamer84 @FrenchPilot @Steve781

Both Burqas and Bikinis need to be banned. The are representation of perverted societies.

 

[jamahir]

Both Burqas and Bikinis need to be banned. The are representation of perverted societies.

the bikinis especially when worn by the thinnies, the gym-bodies and the size-zeroes... disgusting !!

Haven't seen so much in India people don't really cover there entire face.

then you haven't been to south india lately, not so much kerala i think but the other states.

I am fine with people wearing a head covering and all even face veil provided they show their face if security asks the to for identification.

no, a burqa is anti-human... every socialist muslim-majority society banned it or discredited it... every nato-affiliated or reactionary-government society kept it.

 

[NUCLEAR_WINTER]

well done switzercheaseland.

rich Saudis and gulf state tourists will now make a huge turn around switzercheaseland.

i wonder who will buy your expensive Rolex watches now? Maybe you will sell your brands to China now, so they can produce cheap imitations of Rolex made out of tin cans. LOL

Looks exactly the same to me.

 

[Khafee]

Hi,

It is not necessary to wear a BURQA in europe or in the U S----head covering is fine---.

Sir, the title is misleading, the ban is on the face covering "niqab" not the body covering / burqa.