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Somalia debates on banning Burqas

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The Islamic world experiences a rise in the number of Muslim women wearing the burqa, a traditional outer garment, some African countries have banned it. Their reasoning is that suspected terrorist have disguised themselves in this attire to commit acts of terror. But let’s consider the case of Somalia, where the face veil is very popular, and terror attacks are constant but still it may prove really hard to turn the tide against the veil.

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