Rules * Denmark - Bus firm tells Muslim women "to remove their veils"
Copenhagen,Denmark -AFP/FOCUS News Agency, by Robert -13 May 2009: -- Observant Muslim women in Denmark will have to remove their face veils when their travel passes are being checked, one of the country's leading transport operators Arriva said Wednesday AFP informs... Danish bus companies have introduced the rule after two incidents where Arriva drivers refused to allow passengers wearing the face veil, or niqab, to travel on their buses... Those passengers who refuse to show their faces will be forced to buy another ticket to get on board, he said, adding that the policy would also apply to some Arriva train services in Denmark... (Photo from farm2.static.flickr.com: A muslim women driving a bus)Labels: rules and regulations
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