Sweden: Ebba Busch, deputy PM & leader of the Christian Democrats, calls for a total ban on the burqa & niqab in public [View all]

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"You should be able to meet someone properly if you're on the street, shopping on the square, in Ica or taking your kids to the doctor," she told Aftonbladet. "In those situations I don't want to be meeting someone who has hidden their whole face."

The ban would include public areas, like streets, squares, shopping centres and healthcare centres.

According to Busch, the burqa ‒ an item of clothing which fully covers the body and face ‒ and niqab ‒ a similar garment where the eyes are not covered ‒ are symbols of a strict interpretation of Islam which clashes with Swedish values.

"Islam needs to adapt to Sweden," she said. "You can be a proud Swedish Muslim, Christian, Jew, atheist, but there are basic Swedish values which need to apply to all of us."

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