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 ...

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

A Kogi man, Limson Makanaki, shared photos with a woman wearing a niqab. “See her here. If you like expose yourself, we go ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, who has lobbied for a burqa ban in Britain, has been accused of ...

The Islamic veil is a garment used by Muslim women to cover certain parts of the body. In the most common form, known as hijab, it covers only the head; longer versions, such as the burka and niqab, ...

Switzerland's federal council has ruled out a nationwide ban on schoolgirls wearing hijab in public schools, citing existing laws that already guarantee participation in lessons, sports, and swimming.

The burka, an all-encompassing veil that hides every inch of a woman’s body including her face, is not a symbol of faith. It ...

Qatar has given one million dollars to UN Women "in an effort to strengthen its commitment to promoting the empowerment of ...

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

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Mothin Ali, deputy leader of the Green Party, has accused Robert Jenrick of racism for wanting to ban the burka – a strange ...

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