Women Wearing Burqas In This Country Will Be Fined $9,000 According to recent reports, women who are spotted wearing burqas and full face veils in a Swiss state could be fined up to $900 for violating new local rules. New legislation has been put in place to ban women from wearing the traditional garb in shops, restaurants and public buildings in Ticino, an Italian-speaking southern Swiss state. Reports indicate that the Ticino government had wanted to ban burqas as well as masks worn by demonstrators and balaclavas. The Swiss Parliament claims that the ban does not violate federal law, although they are unsure when the new rules will come into place. The legislation is similar to the restrictions enforced in France, where women can be fined for wearing the garment. That law was put in place back in 2010, and resulted in immense backlash from Islamic groups who claimed that it was prejudicial. What do you think of the restriction? Is the Swiss Parliament well within their rights? 