Vox interrogates the European Commission for representing a minor with a niqab, banned in part of the EU

Vox has raised a series of questions to the European Commission, after the European Statistical Office, better known as Eurostat, has published a cartoon on its social networks in which it represents a minor with a niqab. , which is characterized because it covers the entire face of the woman, with the sole exception of the eyes, is prohibited in places and public buildings of several member countries of the European Union (EU) such as France, Denmark, Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands , among others. As Vox MEP Jorge Buxadé recalls in the questions he has already sent to the Commission, as confirmed by training sources, in Europe and much of the West this clothing is considered oppressive and discriminatory against According to the Strasbourg Court, preventing the use in public spaces of clothing items that totally or partially hide the face does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. , Vox takes into account before formulating the questions about the publication of a teenage girl wearing the niqab that “both national laws and the treaties themselves and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibit discrimination between men and women” and recalls that the The European Commission defines itself as a “guardian of the treaties.” Thus, the training led by Santiago Abascal asks the European body if it considers that it has correctly ensured compliance with the treaties, what reasons have prompted Eurostat to represent a minor with a niqab and if you consider removing the bullet and apologize. 🏫🚸 There were 76 million #pupils and #students enrolled in #schools and pre-schools in the EU in 2019: ✏️ 15.6 million in early childhood #education✏️ 24.5 in primary education ✏️ 18.3 in lower secondary education ✏️ 17.6 in upper secondary education 👉🏿 https://t.co/dj1pZPmK3y pic.twitter.com/1y4aLYE1CQ – EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) April 27, 2021 This reference was uploaded by Buxadé on the official Eurostat profile on April 27 to tell that in 2019 there were 76 million students enrolled in European Union schools and make a subsequent breakdown of what type of educational centers all of them went to. For teenagers going to secondary education in 2019, Eurostat uses a young woman on a skateboard wearing a niqab.According to Islamic tradition, there are three types of clothing for Muslim women to cover their faces. On the one hand, the veil, known as the hijab, which is the scarf that is placed on the head, the niqab, which is similar to the veil but also hides the entire face with the sole exception of a slit for the eyes and the burqa, with which women even cover their eyes with a mesh that allows them to see.