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Denmark will ban burkas in schools and universities under plans to tackle 'parallel societies'

Denmark will ban burkas in schools and universities as part of a plan to tackle what it calls 'parallel societies'. The garment worn by some Muslim women is already banned in public places in the Scandinavian country, but the move would now expand the order into classrooms across Denmark. In Denmark, the term 'parallel societies' refers to residential areas where more than half of inhabitants are from an immigrant background. The ban on full-face coverings was introduced in Denmark in 2018, with those found to break the rule forced to pay a £1,300 fine. Despite Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's move...