Austria bans headscarves for girls under 14

Dieter Reinisch
Press TV, Vienna

Austria has passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14.

Critics say the law undermines religious freedoms in the Central European state. Muslims fear the ban could be followed by further restrictions.

Our correspondent Dieter Reinisch reports from Vienna.

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