A group of women wearing niqabs and burqas hold placards during the of people gathered in The Hague after The Netherlands approves a limited ban on 'face-covering clothing', this law includes also niqabs and burqas. The demonstration was in silence to show their solidarity with women wearing niqabs. The Netherlands is the sixth EU country to prohibit face-covering clothing in public buildings.

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