Wealthy tourists from the Gulf region won’t be allowed to wear the Niqab in Geneva or anywhere else in Switzerland. Keystone / Salvatore Di Nolfi Swiss voters’ decision to ban […]
ANI 18th March 2021, Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Saad Khattak, publicly intervened in the country’s internal affairs, commenting on a ban on […]
12th March 20210 Europe’s obsession with what Muslim women should or should not wear continues to expose fierce anti-Muslim sentiments, prejudice and double standards across the continent. During a global […]
Sat., March 13, 2021 Swiss narrowly back proposal to ban face coverings in public — March 8 We have recently passed International Women’s Day, in celebration of the great many […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY GENEVA EUROPE MAR 08, 2021 A poster of the initiative “Yes to the burqa-ban” is seen in Oberdorf, in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2021. […]
women with covered face No longer possible: a veiled woman pictured in Geneva. Keystone / Martial Trezzini Supporters of a people’s initiative to ban face coverings in public have carried […]
Only a few women are understood to wear facial coverings in Switzerland, where a controversial vote will take place on March 7. The legislation, referred to locally as the burqa ban, does not specifically mention the facial coverings worn by Muslim women, but is largely seen to target them [File: […]
woman wearing blue burka and sunglasses Supporters and opponents of a burka ban in Switzerland are running neck-and-neck, a new opinion poll has found. Keystone/Niels Wenstedt Support for a proposed […]
Woman in black burka sitting in public transport The number of women in Switzerland wearing a burka or a niqab in public is estimated at 30, but supporters of the […]
Jonathan Luxmoore | Catholic News Service Jan 28, 2021 • Switzerland’s Catholic Church has joined other religious groups in opposing a proposed ban on Muslim head coverings, arguing it would […]
Referendum on writing a burqa ban into the constitution is planned for March 7 Swiss government said ban would be pointless because few wear a full covering France and Denmark […]
Source: Swiss Info A proposed ban on burkas and other face covering in Switzerland is supported mainly by the political right but also partly by liberal feminists on the left. […]
France banned the wearing of Veil (Burqa and Hijab) Islamic attire which is worn by Muslims across the world, was banned by France in 2011. There is a complete ban […]
Dec 12, 2019 – 16:45 A campaign for a n outright burka ban in public collected enough signatures for a nationwide vote in 2017. Parliament is opting for a […]
Given that only 200 Muslim women wear burkas and niqabs, that would appear to be over 10 percent Source: Copenhagen Post by Arushi Rajput It’s been a year since Denmark’s […]
Let us not fool ourselves; without doubt, there are women who live in family units where they are forced to wear the veil. But controlling relationships are not just a […]
Police and transport companies have signalled unwillingness to enforce face covering ban Daniel Boffey in Brussels Thu 1 Aug 2019 The Netherlands’ so-called burqa ban has been rendered largely unworkable on its first day in law after both the police and Dutch transport companies signalled an unwillingness to enforce it. […]
Published August 10, 2018 Foundations earlier this year established that 22 out of the 28 EU states have been affected by at least an attempt to implement legislation for […]
This content was published on August 7, 2018 Masked supporters of Zurich club Grasshoppers during a match against FC Lausanne in April 2017 (Keystone) A ban on face-covering clothing […]
Denmark veil ban: First woman charged for wearing niqab BBC.COM Image copyrightAFPImage captionHundreds of people protested against the ban on Wednesday A woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged with wearing a full-face veil in public, after a ban came into effect on Wednesday. The 28-year-old […]
