The niqab – usually referred to erroneously in Britain as the burqa – is a marginal trend across most Muslim traditions; both ...

More than 20 countries already ban or restrict burqas and niqabs (full-body and face coverings) worn by some Muslim women.

If signed into law, Portugal would join  Austria, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, who have full or partial bans on face ...

Portugal’s parliament has approved a proposal by the far-right Chega party that seeks to ban the concealment of faces in public spaces, with ...

Two Muslim women in Portugal who wear the hijab have spoken out against a ban on the burka, saying that it threatens women’s ...

Portugal's parliament approved a bill banning face veils like burqas and niqabs in most public spaces. The bill targets veils worn for gender or religious reasons, especially by Muslim women. It ...

Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), stated that Muslim women should be allowed to access health services while wearing the hijab, but opposed the wearing of ...

Portugal’s burqa ban bill triggers legal debate over religious freedom, women’s rights, and EU human rights law.

Portugal’s parliament has approved a draft bill that would prohibit “face covering in public spaces,” explicitly targeting garments such as the niqab and burqa worn for religious or gender-related ...