schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 18 hours agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·8 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-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·8 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-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-27 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.