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minus-squareLuxlinkfedilinkEnglish8•15 days agoNon-European here. What’s the purpose of bans like these? The obvious cause appears to be racism/Islamophobia, but is there something else?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•15 days agoYou got it. Sometimes politicians say its for “security” so when someone is at a protest they can just arrest them just for wearing a mask.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•15 days agoYou call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-215 days agoYep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
minus-squarefederal reverseMlinkfedilinkEnglish1•13 days agoMaking video surveillance more effective is one.
Non-European here. What’s the purpose of bans like these? The obvious cause appears to be racism/Islamophobia, but is there something else?
You got it. Sometimes politicians say its for “security” so when someone is at a protest they can just arrest them just for wearing a mask.
that was covered by already existing laws afaik
You call it islamophobia, some call it an effort to curb radicalisation
Yep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
Making video surveillance more effective is one.