In Austria, a country which banned face coverings such as the niqab in 2017, face masks are now a requirement in public places.
The wearing of protective face masks has become one of the most widespread means of combating the coronavirus pandemic globally even in countries where religious coverings are banned, an irony not lost on many.
That ban was so strictly applied that a man wearing a shark costume distributing fliers for an electronics store was fined by. It was later revealed that the stunt was organised by a PR company to make a “socially relevant point”. “Now, in an unexpected turn of events, people across the West are jogging in face masks and grocery shopping in bandanas tied across their mouths. That’s making public life in the niqab much more pleasant, say Muslim women.” Piela wrote.
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