schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 16 hours agoSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkSwiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025 - SWI swissinfo.chwww.swissinfo.chschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLux@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 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-down1·6 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-26 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.