Inside Story - Banning the veil

Al Jazeera English 2012-05-15

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After years of debate, Belgium's lower house of parliament voted unanimously on Thursday for a law that would ban women from wearing a full face veil in public. So, is the move an impingement on freedom of expression? Or is the continent just protecting its values and culture?
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