Do burqa bans make us safer? Veil prohibitions and terrorism in Europe

• Main Authors: Saiya, Nilay, Manchanda, Stuti
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences; Veil Restrictions; Terrorism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145636
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Over the past decade, several European states have moved to ban or restrict the wearing of Islamic face veils. Supporters of these bans maintain that they are necessary to ensure national security and cultural assimilation. Opponents, on the other hand, argue that prohibitions on the veil unjustly r...