Niqab has been banned in Dagestan, Deputy Mufti of Dagestan, Abdulla Salimov, said, Paralel.Az’s Russian bureau reports.

According to him, niqab has been temporarily banned in the territory of the republic.

The mufti announced that this decision was made based on the request of the Ministry of National Policy on Religions of the Republic.

Salimov linked the reason for the temporary ban of the niqab to the existence of threats to the safety of the population of Dagestan.