https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria's new ban on the full Islamic veil and any face-concealing item is causing confusion, with a man in a shark costume the latest to be ensnared, authorities admitted Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20171010/shark-mask-wearer-falls-foul-of-austrias-burqa-law Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:45:46 +0200 shark-mask-wearer-falls-foul-of-austrias-burqa-law New restrictions come into force in Austria on Sunday banning the wearing of the full Islamic veil and other items concealing the face in public places and buildings. https://www.thelocal.at/20170929/austria-moves-to-ban-the-burqa Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:14:32 +0200 austria-moves-to-ban-the-burqa New Austrian legislation came into force on Friday that will ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places from October 1st. https://www.thelocal.at/20170609/burqas-will-be-banned-in-austria-later-this-year Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:08:12 +0200 burqas-will-be-banned-in-austria-later-this-year Austria’s tourism sector is concerned that the government’s planned ban on full-face veils in public places will damage Austria’s image for visitors from the Gulf States and will have a negative impact on tourism numbers. https://www.thelocal.at/20170201/tourism-sector-believes-burqa-ban-damages-austrias-image Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:01:10 +0100 tourism-sector-believes-burqa-ban-damages-austrias-image An 84-year-old woman originally from Turkey wearing a traditional headscarf was kicked to the ground on Thursday afternoon in an attack that was clearly motivated by anti-Islamic sentiments, according to a press release from Austria's Islamic Religious Community Association (IGGiÖ). https://www.thelocal.at/20140822/islamophobic-attack-injures-84-year-old-woman Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:19:00 +0200 islamophobic-attack-injures-84-year-old-woman The Austrian Press Agency reported Friday that the Freedom Party's (FPÖ) proposed bill to ban the wearing of the burqa and other similar religious headgear traditionally worn by Muslim women has been defeated due to lack of support by the Austrian parliament. https://www.thelocal.at/20140711/burqa-ban-rejected-by-parliament Fri, 11 Jul 2014 23:44:00 +0200 burqa-ban-rejected-by-parliament Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz has weighed in on the burqa issue, saying in parliament on Thursday that a proposed ban on the religious garment will not solve the integration issues which the country faces. https://www.thelocal.at/20140710/kurz-opposes-burqa-ban Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:51:00 +0200 kurz-opposes-burqa-ban Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ) is calling for a ban on burqas, after the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) backed France's rules on religious headgear on Tuesday, when it ruled the country's law banning full-face veils in public was legal. https://www.thelocal.at/20140702/freedom-party-calls-for-burkha-ban Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:43:00 +0200 freedom-party-calls-for-burkha-ban