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On March 7, Switzerland will vote the referendum popularly called “burqa ban” which will decide on the prohibition of face-cover (burqa). This article focus on the issue of the burqa ban referendum and its dangerous effects of “othering” Muslims and institutionalizing it while enacting islamophobic policies.
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