Hungarian court repeals conservative mayor's burqa ban

A Hungarian court has repealed a ban by a village led by a far-right mayor on the construction of mosques and headscarves worn by Muslim women.

Hungarian court repeals conservative mayor's burqa ban

A Hungarian court has repealed a ban by a village led by a far-right mayor on the construction of mosques and headscarves worn by Muslim women.

The Constitutional Court said that the ban, also outlawing the activity of muezzins, infringed on freedoms of religion and speech.

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