It was exactly 5 years ago in December 2010 that Mohammed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor set himself alight outside the local municipal building, in an act of protest, after being humiliated by local police officers for not having a permit to run a stall .

Following the Minister of Internal Affairs Plasterk’s call at the Parliament last May to enact a law which bans the Niqab, the Dutch parliament has recently responded to this call and has ratified the decision of banning the Niqab, which was called a partial banning of the Niqab, which means preventing women from covering their faces in some places such as health centers, government offices, and police stations.

News:According to the news piece published by The Guardian on 21st November 2015, a deadly attack at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali’s capital has left at least 21 people dead

On Monday 23rd November, Switzerland’s southern state of Ticino approved a ban on Muslim women wearing the Niqab in public places, including in shops, restaurants and public buildings. Women found wearing the garment in public could face a fine of up to £6,500.