The Portuguese lawmakers passed a bill to bar the “concealment of faces in public spaces” in a bid to outlaw the Islamic practice of veiling women, which opponents have argued represents repression of women.
Legislation put forward by the populist right-wing Chega party was backed by centre-right parties, including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Liberal Initiative (IL), and the CDS – People’s Party on Friday, the Jornal de Notícias reported.
However, MP Andreia Galvão of the Left Bloc party claimed that the burqa ban “violates the constitutional principle of freedom, conscience, and religion” and argued that “the law already protects…
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