article_snippet: A man in China was also given a two-year sentence for wearing a veil that hid her face.
article_snippet: A campaign dubbed 'Project Beauty' similarly encourages women to leave women heads bare and abandon wearing the veil - a relatively widespread practice among The Uighurs.
article_snippet: Speaking after the court case officials  said: 'Since the beginning of the year, a certain number of people breaking the regulation on beards, veils and burqa have been prosecuted and sentenced.'
article_snippet: The 38-year-old's wife was also given a two-year sentence for hiding The 38-year-old's wife face.
article_snippet: Above, a stock image of a woman defying officials by wearing a colourful veil .
article_snippet: And in August authorities in Karamay city banned people with large beards or Islamic clothing from travelling on public buses.
highlights_snippet: official wife was also given a two-year sentence for hiding His wife face with a veil .