RABAT: Morocco has banned the production and sale of burqa
full-face Muslim veils, apparently for security reasons, media reports
said Tuesday.
While there was no official announcement by authorities in the North
African nation, the reports said the interior ministry order would take
effect this week.
"We have taken the step of completely banning the import, manufacture
and marketing of this garment in all the cities and towns of the
kingdom," the Le360 news site quoted a high-ranking interior ministry
official as saying.
It said the measure appeared to be motivated by security concerns,
"since bandits have repeatedly used this garment to perpetrate their
crimes."
Most women in Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI favours a moderate
version of Islam, prefer the hijab headscarf that does not cover the
face.
In some commercial districts of Casablanca, the country´s economic
capital, interior ministry officials on Monday conducted
"awareness-raising campaigns with traders to inform them of this new
decision," the Media 24 website said.
In Taroudant in southern Morocco, authorities ordered traders to stop
making and selling burqas and to liquidate their stock within 48 hours,
the reports said.
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