https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz on Wednesday said the Spanish government would consider including a ban on burqas as part of a packet of planned new security reforms. https://www.thelocal.es/20140904/spain-opens-door-to-burqa-ban-catalonia-women-rights Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:29:00 +0200 spain-opens-door-to-burqa-ban-catalonia-women-rights The town of Reus in Spain's Catalonia region on Friday passed legislation banning the wearing of full face veils in public places, the first decision of its kind in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140721/catalan-town-passes-burqa-ban Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:10:00 +0200 catalan-town-passes-burqa-ban The government of Spain's Catalonia region said on Thursday it would push ahead with a planned burqa ban after the EU ruled recently that banning full face veils in public did not violate the human rights of Muslim women. https://www.thelocal.es/20140710/catalonia-to-push-ahead-with-planned-burqa-ban Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:06:00 +0200 catalonia-to-push-ahead-with-planned-burqa-ban Catalan cops are keeping a close eye on Muslim women wearing full-body veils to determine whether they are linked to any radical Islamist groups in the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20130827/catalan-census-links-burqas-with-terror-threat Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:45:00 +0200 catalan-census-links-burqas-with-terror-threat