That means face shrouding or face disguising.
And as of today it is against the law to do so in Austria. It’s a burqa ban, so-to-speak. Too bad about all those other clown masks out there that people like to wear, though. And Halloween is coming up soon too, you know.
The restrictions are aimed at ‘ensuring the cohesion of society in an open society’, it says, and violations will be punished with a fine of up to €150.
Ähnliche Burkaverbote gibt es auch in Frankreich und Belgien. Der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte hat in zwei Urteilen festgestellt, dass das Verbot rechtens ist.
Observing Hermann 
Reblogged this on penwithlit and commented:
I have not thought this issue through thoroughly yet but in the context of Austrian politics- in particular in Austria-this has got to be provocative.
Perhaps Austria is aiming for a change in its position in Amnesty International report 🙂 so far, they are not to bad there (http://amzn.to/2fInvzI). The only question is, if this is a direction in which you want to go… 😀
Jessi