The far right tightens the screws on Austria's Muslims

VIENNA, 25 April. - (ANA) - Few Muslim girls will be affected by the government's proposed ban on under-10s wearing the hijab. Its real message is symbolic, and ugly: Muslim citizens' bodies, symbols and communities are now a threat, to be policed by the state
  

The new Austrian government is today one of several coalition governments in Europe with a far right populist party in a position of power. At the beginning of 2018 it seemed that the coalition was potentially threatening the minorities in Austria with repressive  measures andf this a dangerous precedent in Europe.  - (ANA) -

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