Denmarks controversial ban on the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces came into force on Wednesday as women protested the new measure which fines anyone wearing the garment. Human rights ...

Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women ...

MADRID (AP) — Portugal 's parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim ...

BRUSSELS -- Since she started wearing a full Islamic veil six weeks ago, Selma said, she has been stared at, frowned at, muttered to, mocked as a "ghost" and forced by a policeman to lift her veil to ...

Madrid: Portugal’s parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as largely targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim ...

Portugal's parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim women. The bill was ...

BEIJING, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The custom of women wearing face veils is not a tradition of minority people in China's western area of Xinjiang or in any Muslim country, but is a symbol of extremism and ...

The authorities in the southern state of Jubaland imposed a ban on the niqab in the port city of Kismayo in 2021 for security reasons. [Getty Images] Somali police said Tuesday they have confiscated ...

Syria has banned women wearing the niqab from attending its universities. JERUSALEM, July 20, 2010 -- In a highly unusual move, the Syrian regime announced a nationwide, immediate ban on women wearing ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch minority government plans to ban Muslim face veils such as burqas and other forms of clothing that cover the face from next year. The ban would make the Netherlands, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MADRID — Portugal’s parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons ...