Several Muslim-majority countries have banned the burqa and hijab in educational establishments and government buildings, including Tunisia, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

I look at my nieces and nephews in Tunisia and at young people here ... in a completely different way vis-à-vis the Islamic world and its culture. It is a key turning point in that relationship.

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