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A new law in Austria means there now a ban on full-face veils. This means Muslim women will not allowed to a full-face veil in public in the country. The new law faces must be visible from the hairline to the chin. The government said the law is to traditional Austrian values. The law bans Muslim veils such as the burka or niqab. Muslim groups have the law is very unfair because it against human rights and religious freedom. They that just a tiny minority of Austrian Muslims wears full-face veils. They the number at around 150. Officials say the law will damage Austria's economy. They say many Muslim tourists will not to visit Austria.

Austria is the third European country to the wearing of the veil. France and Belgium similar bans in 2011. Other countries in Europe could . The Dutch government is currently on passing a ban and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has that the full-face veil should banned in Germany "wherever it is legally possible". Carla Amina Bhagajati of the Islamic Religious Community in Austria about how unfair the new law is. She said the "handful" of fully veiled women in Austria now "criminalized" and " to their homes". A supporter of the ban Emma Schwaiger said: "It's not right that those living here don't their faces."