Slovakia has passed a law that could see Islam banned

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The legislation hints at a dramatic changing attitude towards the religion in the past year across the continent, which has struggled to stem the escalating migrant crisis.

The former communist state has fiercely resisted European Union (EU) efforts to cope with an influx of migrants travelling into Europe by turning its back on the bloc’s introduction of migrant quotas.

But prime minister Robert Fico's government has repeatedly said Islam has no place in Slovakia.

Attitudes toward the religion appear to reflect fear of so-called Islamisation.

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE BURKA AND NIQAB BANNED?