Estonian imam against burqa ban

By ERR August 10, 2015

The head imam of the Estonian Muslim community, Ildar Muhamedšin, has voiced his opposition to the proposal by Minister of Social Protection Margus Tsahkna, under which Estonia would ban wearing the burqa in public.

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