UK party calls for banning burqa 'as it blocks Vitamin D'
The UK Independence Party (UKIP), in its manifesto, has promised to ban burqas in Britain, saying that the Muslim veil blocks women from receiving essential vitamin D from the sun. Calling burqas a "barrier" to integration, the manifesto stated, "We will not accept these de-humanising symbols of segregation and oppression, nor the security risks they impose."