Women wearing the niqab sit in the audience at the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen on Thursday, as a bill that bans face coverings in public passes by a majority vote. Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way Denmark Bans The Burqa And Niqab May 31, 2018 • Danish parliament voted Thursday to prohibit certain garments that cover people's faces in public. Human rights groups say it "violates the rights to freedom of expression and religion."
