# Dutch May Introduce Burqa Ban as Early as 2011 December 16, 2010 Author: Sara Webb Source: Reuters The Netherlands could ban the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women, as soon as next year, Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders told Reuters in an interview Thursday. Wilders' populist Freedom Party is the third largest in parliament and provides crucial support to the minority ruling coalition in exchange for the government taking a tougher line on Islam and immigration from non-Western countries. See also:- [ Discrimination/Accomodation ](/news-stories/discriminationaccomodation) - [ Islamophobia ](/news-stories/islamophobia) - [ Geert Wilders ](/news-stories/geert-wilders) - [ Niquab or Burqa Controversies ](/news-stories/niquab-or-burqa-controversies) - [ Islam in Europe ](/news-stories/islam-europe) - [ Religious Freedom ](/news-stories/religious-freedom) - [ Islam ](/religions/islam) - [ International ](/tags/international) - [ Women ](/tags/women) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)