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Austrian MPs approve headscarf ban in primary schools

To avoid charges that the law discriminates against Muslims, the text refers to any "ideologically or religiously influenced clothing" associated with head covering, but coalition members made it clear the law is targeted at the Islamic headscarf. [Photo: AFP]

Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government.

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