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Niqab banned following unrest in the Caucasus

» Updated: 16 July 2024

» Published: 03 July 2024

Niqab banned following unrest in the Caucasus
Photo: The National Antiterrorism Committee via AP/TT

The Dagestan Republic in Russia is temporarily banning the traditional Muslim garment niqab, worn by women and covering most of the face.

The ban is a "security measure" due to a deadly attack on two churches and a synagogue in June, says the region's highest religious authority. At least 20 people were killed in the simultaneous attacks that took place during Orthodox Easter.

Dagestan is a Russian republic on the Caspian Sea with a predominantly Muslim population. Like its neighboring republic Chechnya, it has long been plagued by unrest.

Islamist groups in the area have been waging a long-standing struggle against the government in Moscow.

In April, the Russian security service FSB said it had arrested four people in Dagestan suspected of having planned the deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow in March. The terrorist group IS claimed responsibility for the attack, in which more than 140 people died.

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