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Women in Austria protest in February against a ban on full-face veils. The measure was approved by the government on Tuesday.

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Austria Becomes Latest Country In Europe To Ban Full-Face Veil

4:42pm May 18, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The ban is part of a series of measures related to integrating immigrants. The country's foreign minister has called the full-face veil a symbol of a "counter-society."

A Muslim woman walks in a Paris suburb where protesters clashed with police over the weekend. The demonstrators oppose the way the police have enforced a ban on Islamic face veils. Five people were injured and six detained in the unrest.

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'Burqa Ban' Sparks Another Round Of Clashes In France

9:02pm July 22, 2013

by Eleanor Beardsley

Police enforcement of a ban on women wearing full-face veils in public places sparked unrest in a Paris suburb over the weekend. The law was approved two years ago, but remains a sensitive issue.

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