French-Algerian protests against a face van ban in Vienna

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Channel: Anadolu English · 2017 · News & Politics

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French-Algerian businessman Rachid Nekkaz, covering his face with bank notes, protests against a face van ban in Vienna, Austria on October 9, 2017. Nekkaz announced that he would pay any fine for women who want to wear a burqa or niqab in Austria. A new law bans full-face veils in public places from 01 October 2017 on and says faces must be visible from the hairline to the chin. It bans burkas, niqabs, medical face masks or clown makeup.Check out our website: http://www.aa.com.tr/en
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