The Netherlands has banned the Islamic face covering, known as the burqa. This law is applied on public transport, government buildings and health institutions. However, with the recent pandemic, wearing a face mask has become mandatory. According to their law, a non-medical face mask and face-covering cloth are not the same.

To highlight this hypocrisy, On the Agenda spoke to the Art Director responsible for the popular image of a woman covered in burqa-like medical masks, Ersem Erçil…