schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·17 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-down2·17 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-217 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.