Updated 9 min 59 sec ago Arab News January 17, 2026 LONDON: The newly announced London mayoral candidate for the right-wing British party Reform UK faced criticism on Friday following […]
Central Council of Muslims in Switzerland considered it “a dark day” for Muslims while accusing it of promoting exclusion and inequality. In Switzerland, the wearing of face coverings, such as […]
Source: BBC News Boris Johnson has stood by his remarks about the burka after the Conservative Party chairman told him to apologise. The former foreign secretary has been criticised for […]
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > WORLD https://tribune.com.pk/story/1473163/saudi-arabia-open-beach-resort-women-can-wear-bikinis/ By News DeskPublished: August 3, 2017 26 Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammad bin Salman has unveiled plans for a luxury Red Sea resort where special laws will allow women to wear bikinis instead of covering up their skin. Foreign visitors are unlikely to come to […]
theguardian: by Julia Ebner — In the hope of preserving the status quo the government is enacting a symbolic policy that feeds into identity wars between Muslim and non-Muslim ‘The policy ultimately risks normalising far-right rhetoric, validating populist party programmes and empowering Austrian identity movements by demonising Muslim communities.’ […]
Source: ET DUBAI: Saudi police detained a young woman for violating modesty rules after she removed her abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes women are required to wear, on a main street in the capital Riyadh, local media reported on Monday. The Arabic-language al-Sharq newspaper reported that the woman was detained […]
Bulgaria’s parliament banned the wearing of face veils on Friday in a bid to boost security in the wake of Islamist militant attacks in Europe. The new “burqa ban” law, which had been driven by the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition, comes after France, the Netherlands and Belgium banned the wearing […]
Switzerland’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday narrowly approved a draft bill on a nationwide burqa ban, the ATS news agency reported, but the measure remains far from coming into force. Swiss politician argues against hijab in ID photos (23 Sep 16) Survey: majority of Swiss in favour of burqa […]
The “burkini ban” recently implemented in a number of French cities has become a topic of global controversy; especially when the images spread online of a women being forced by […]
Source: Newsmax By Daniel Pipes, who has taught at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, the U.S. Naval War College, and Pepperdine University. Pipes is the author of 12 books […]
Source: The Telegraph In Manjib, Syria, the men are cutting their beards. The women are smoking cigarettes and uncovering their faces. Newly liberated from the rule of Isil, they’re expressing […]
Source: The Local A German trade union for teachers has warned of the consequences of banning certain religious attire in schools after a teen this week was told she could not wear a face veil to school. More:
Germany’s potential Burqa Ban: Muslim Journalist reacts August 21, 2016 | by Meymona Naeem | Rabwah times https://player.vimeo.com/video/179397746 The controversy over the Burkini Ban that has gripped France for the past few months now appears to be spilling over to Germany. The ‘Burkini” a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women was […]
Source: Rabwah Times https://player.vimeo.com/video/179397746 The controversy over the Burkini Ban that has gripped France for the past few months now appears to be spilling over to Germany. The ‘Burkini” a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women was originally banned by the French town of Cannes during the annual film festival. […]
Burqa Bans Rise In Sub-Sahara Over Fear Of Suicide Bombers Hiding Behind Veils February 14, 2016 Increasingly, questions are being raised about burqas and security concerns in sub-Saharan Africa, where Boko Haram, the radical Islamist militant group operating out of Northern Nigeria, has conducted numerous terrorist operations. In some cases […]
wearing full-body garment in public Photo: Switzerland bans the burqua, imposes £6,500 fine on Muslim women wearing full-body garment in public Pregnant Muslim woman branded ‘terrorist’ on London bus while passengers looked on 27 November 2015 Women in many parts of the Middle East are prohibited from being seen […]
middleeasteye.net: Earlier this month, the European court of human rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in which it rejected a challenge to the controversial 2011 French law banning the wearing of […]
Huff Post: by Zianab bint Younus — Muslim women and the niqab are always a hot topic, always some good clickbait. There is always someone excited to go ‘behind the veil.’ Stock photosof ‘Muslim women’ and ‘niqab’ yield a plethora of images of kohl-eyed women wearing anything from an Afghan burka […]
Huff Post: by Zianab bint Younus — Muslim women and the niqab are always a hot topic, always some good clickbait. There is always someone excited to go ‘behind the veil.’ Stock photosof ‘Muslim women’ and ‘niqab’ yield a plethora of images of kohl-eyed women wearing anything from an Afghan burka […]
Source: The Guardian Schools, hospitals and public transport would be covered by ban, but Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte insists prohibition is not religiously motivated The Dutch cabinet has approved […]