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Spain parliament rejects banning burqas in public

In this June 15, 2010, file photo women wearing veils walk in Barcelona, Spain. A proposal to ban the wearing of the face veil in public was defeated in the Spanish parliament Tuesday July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)In this June 15, 2010, file photo women wearing veils walk in Barcelona, Spain. A proposal to ban the wearing of the face veil in public was defeated in the Spanish parliament Tuesday July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Associated Press

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

MADRID (AP) — Spain's parliament has rejected a proposal to a ban women from wearing in public places Islamic veils that reveal only the eyes.

The proposal was debated late Tuesday; 183 lawmakers opposed the ban, 162 lawmakers voted for it and two abstained.

The nonbinding proposal had been put forward by the leading opposition Popular Party, which portrayed it as a measure in support of women’s rights. The ruling Socialist Party opposed the ban.

Other European countries have also debated banning body covering clothing such as burqas or niqabs. Within Spain, the city government of northeastern Barcelona and some neighboring town councils have banned the wearing of such garb in public buildings such as town halls and hospitals.

 

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