Portugal enacts 'burqa law' largely prohibiting face coverings in public

Portuguese President António José Seguro has enacted a measure that largely prohibits individuals from covering up their face while out in public, a restriction broadly viewed as being aimed at Muslim women, according to AFP . But the report noted various carve outs to the prohibition, including for health, professional, artistic, or weather-linked issues, and for when people are at locations of worship, diplomatic missions, or aboard planes. Those who fail to comply face being slapped with fine