Main Content

Police stop Muslim woman wearing veil in Italy

  • 03.08.2011
  • By bbc.co.uk
burqa

A woman visiting a post office in Novara, north-western Italy, has been stopped by police for wearing an Islamic veil covering her face.
A police official told the AFP news agency the woman would have to pay a 500-euro (£430) fine.
It is the first such police action since Novara brought in a by-law in January banning clothing preventing immediate identification in public. The city is run by the anti-immigration...

blog comments powered by Disqus