While the law targets Muslim veils it also places restrictions on the use of medical face masks and clown make-up. Both France and Belgium have introduced a burka ban in recent years, and a ...

Between 150 and 200 women in Demark - which banned face veils in public this month - wore a niqab or burqa on a daily basis. That's 0.1% of Muslim women in the country, according to the Guardian.