Spain to consider banning burqa

SPAIN’S leading opposition party said yesterday the country’s parliament will debate a proposal to bar the use of burqas in public, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that such garments are degrading to women.

The Popular Party tabled a motion to debate total body-covering Islamic veils in the lower house tomorrow or Wednesday.

The Spanish government favours barring the wearing of burqas in government buildings, Justice Minister Francisco Caamano has said.