#  Spain's Senate Votes to Ban Burqa 

 





June 23, 2010

 

 

Author: Raphael Minder

Source: New York Times

[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/world/europe/24iht-spain.html?ref=religion\_and\_belief](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/world/europe/24iht-spain.html?ref=religion_and_belief)

In a significant escalation of Spain’s debate over how to handle radical Islam, the Senate on Wednesday narrowly and unexpectedly approved a motion to ban Muslim women from wearing in public the burqa or other garments that cover the whole body.

The vote, 131 to 129, was another setback for the Socialist government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, which had favored more-limited restrictions on Islamic clothing and has instead been pushing to curtail religious fundamentalism through better education.

The Spanish vote comes amid several national initiatives across Europe to restrict the spread of radical Islam and defend liberal values.



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Advocacy/Government ](/news-stories/advocacygovernment)
- [ Minaret Referendum in Switzerland ](/news-stories/minaret-referendum-switzerland)
- [ 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)
- [ Civic ](/tags/civic)
- [ International ](/tags/international)
- [ Women ](/tags/women)
 
 

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