CHINA-INTERNAL: XINJIANG-UYGHUR AR: BAN ON BURQA'S
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On January 10, 2015, Xinhua reported that the legislature of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has approved a regulation banning the wearing of the burqa in public places in the regional capital of Urumqi. The XUAR People's Congress said the regulation will go into effect after being amended. It was drafted by the municipal legislature of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, last year.
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