It seems that Belgium is not following suit (France, the Netherlands) to ban burqa and niqab in public.
According to The Guardian, the Home affairs committee of Brussels federal parliament voted unanimously to ban partial or total covering of faces in public.
"It is necessary that the law forbids the wearing of clothes that totally mask and enclose an individual. Wearing the burqa in public is not compatible with an open, liberal, tolerant society."
If the vote is ratified in April, as expected, Belgium will become the first European country to ban the burqa and niqab in public.
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