Gladwin Christy
NLD-20040222-Amsterdam: Moslim-meisje gekleed in een burka. ANPFOTTO ROBERT VOS
Caption=FILE PICTURE Re-issued in connection with Jack Straw's comments on the wearing of the veil by Muslim women.Muslim woman wearing the traditional 'bhurka' headdress. THE Netherlands is likely to become the first country in Europe to ban the burka, under government proposals that would bring in some of the toughest curbs on Muslim clothing in the world. The countryÒs hardline Integration Minister, Rita Verdonk, known as the Iron Lady for her series of tough anti-immigration measures, told Parliament that she was going to investigate where and when the burka should be banned. The burka, traditional clothing in some Islamic societies, covers a womanÒs face and body, leaving only a strip of gauze for the eyes. Date: .01.01.2005 Ref: B04_091976_0002COMPULSORY CREDIT: UPPA/Photoshot
NLD-20040222-Amsterdam: Moslim-meisje gekleed in een burka. ANPFOTTO ROBERT VOS
Caption=FILE PICTURE Re-issued in connection with Jack Straw's comments on the wearing of the veil by Muslim women.Muslim woman wearing the traditional 'bhurka' headdress. THE Netherlands is likely to become the first country in Europe to ban the burka, under government proposals that would bring in some of the toughest curbs on Muslim clothing in the world. The countryÒs hardline Integration Minister, Rita Verdonk, known as the Iron Lady for her series of tough anti-immigration measures, told Parliament that she was going to investigate where and when the burka should be banned. The burka, traditional clothing in some Islamic societies, covers a womanÒs face and body, leaving only a strip of gauze for the eyes. Date: .01.01.2005 Ref: B04_091976_0002COMPULSORY CREDIT: UPPA/Photoshot