CONSERVATIVE TRIBUNE
With radical Islamic terrorism and the use of the burqa on the rise across the globe, one European country has decided to take a bold stand.
That country happens to be Bulgaria, where the parliament last week gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban the wearing of burqas, according to Balkan Insight, a publication of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
If eventually enacted into law, the bill would levy a hefty fine on first and second offenses, as well as rescind government benefits on subsequent offenses.
The bill also imposes both monetary fines and prison incarceration up to three and five years for those caught attempting to persuade either women or girls to don the Islamic veils.
Proposed by a nationalist coalition known as the Patriotic Front, the bill specifically aims to thwart “the aggressive enforcement of limits to personal freedom and human dignity of the woman.” Moreover, it applies to practically everyone in Bulgaria, including citizens, temporary residents and migrants, and it covers all public spaces.
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Videography by Barbara Rosenfeld 
