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Egypt is considering a law that would ban the burqa in public places in a crackdown on Islamic extremism.
The Muslim-majority nation has faced a series of extremist attacks of the six Coptic Christians by ISIS last week.
A draft law to be considered by the Egyptian parliament calls for hospitals, health clinics, schools, cinemas, theaters and museums.
Women who wore the full face would be punished with a fine of 1,000 Egyptian pounds, equivalent to $ 56 or £ 42, the Jerusalem Post reported.
A draft law to be considered by the Egyptian parliament calls for a ban on the burqa in public spaces to a fine counter to $ 56 (file photo)
The lawmaker who introduced the bill said it would 'support the state's efforts in fighting terrorism'.
One political badyst said the eye of a young woman
A ban would 'not infringe on freedoms or go against religions' as Islamic law did not oblige women to wear the veil, said Ahmad Sharbini.
The burqa was widely used by extremists and conflicted with 'norms in the Egyptian society', he said.
Egypt has cracked down on Islamists including the Muslim Brotherhood, who were ousted from the presidency in 2013.
In September 75 were sentenced to death over a sit-in protest by Islamists in a trial which included senior leaders of the Brotherhood.
On Sunday 19 September, the people of Egypt were killed in a police station.
In addition Egypt believes it has killed around 450 jihadists in a long-running campaign against ISIS in the Sinai Peninsula.
A number of Western countries have been banned, beginning with France in 2010.
The European Court of Human Rights, upheld the prohibition, saying it accepted France's argument that it helped its citizens live together.
The Muslim-majority nation has faced a series of extremist attacks of the Coptic Christians by Isis near a monastery in central Egypt (pictured) last week
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