German Euro MP Koch-Mehrin urges EU burka ban

A German Euro MP, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, called in May 2010 for a Europe-wide ban on wearing the Islamic full-body veil, Burka, in public. She said that the burka was 'a massive attack on women's rights - it is a mobile prison'.

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ESO: Background information: Belgian parliament votes to ban burka http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgian-parliament-votes-to-ban-burka/

Deutsche Welle, 1.5.10: German lawmaker calls for Europe-wide burqa ban http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5528714,00.html

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