Swiss Burqa Ban Begins
7th January 2025
Switzerland enacted a law at the start of the year that prohibits anyone from wearing burqa coverings in public.
The Swiss people voted in favor of the ban four years ago but were met with backlash from the current government who called the ruling racist.
Yet, Swiss law requires the government to adhere to referendums and the government was overpowered by the people.
Swiss People’s Party (SVP) introduced the initial legislation, and while they did not directly call out Islam, they called full facial coverings a form of “soft extremism.”