Norway To Ban Full-Face Veils In Schools

Norway aims to ban face-covering Muslim veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday, the latest European nation to propose restrictions on wearing burqas

and niqabs. France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have all imposed restrictions on wearing full-face veils in public places.Norway's government said it was confident it would find opposition support for the move."We have every reason to believe this will be approved by parliament," Education Minister Torbjoern Roe Isaksen told Reuters."Face-covering garment such as the niqab or burqa do not belong in Norwegian schools. The ability to communicate is a basic value," acting Minister of Immigration and Integration, Per Sandberg, told a news conference.Employees who insist on wearing a veil would risk losing their jobs, and students could face expulsion from university, he added.