DENMARK has been condemned for its decision to ban the burqa from public places after its parliament voted in favour of a Bill tabled by the country’s right-wing ruling coalition today.

Although the government claimed the law is not aimed at particular religions, it does not include headscarves, turbans or the Jewish skull cap, and is widely seen as targeting Muslims.

The bill was approved by a margin of 75-30 with 74 lawmakers absent from the chamber.