Norway is looking to ban the burka

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The law is being pushed by the country’s right-wing government who said it was considering “national regulations prohibiting the full-face veil in schools and universities”.

Education minister, Torbjorn Roe Isaksen said the ban would only apply to the full-face veil and not to headscarves including the hijab, chador and niqab.

The move comes amid growing fears over Islamic terror attacks in Europe and heated debates over the use of the burka across the continent.