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minus-squareLuxlinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 hours 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]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 hours 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]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-24 hours agoYep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.
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.
Yep, islamophobia. Our far right party passed it. They also passed a law banning minarets.