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Growth of long beards, full-face-coverings banned in China

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Growth of long beards, full-face-coverings banned in China

In a move to fight extremism, authorities in the remote western region of Xinjiang in China have banned the growth of long beards and full-face-coverings .

The new rule has however been described as repressive by rights groups as government moves to enforce tighter “anti-extremism” regulations.

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The new legislation took effect on Saturday and lists a wide range of restrictions, including rejecting or refusing “radio, television or other public facilities and services”, marrying using religious rather than legal procedures and “using the name of Halal to meddle in secular life of others”.

A number of similar regulations had previously been introduced in some places in Xinjiang, including stopping people with headscarves, veils and long beards from boarding buses in at least one city. The new rules, however, expand the list and formally apply them to the entire region.

 

 

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