Women wearing burqas in public face $990 fine under Swiss draft law
Promoted post: Hijab: Quran is to be Understood in the Context of Time – Every One Knows It But Does Not Say It Switzerland’s government has drafted a new law to […]
Europe’s issue with Muslims far-right sentiments win in Switzerland
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 […]
Federal Politics ‘We don’t want the government restricting our freedom of dress’
With Swiss voters set to decide on a contentious “burka ban” on March 7, Anila Noor and Maria Khoshy explain why they – as Muslim feminists and refugees – oppose […]
Burka ban campaigners lose ground ahead of vote
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 […]
Veiled racism: How the law change on Covid-19 face coverings makes Muslim women feel
From 15 June face coverings became mandatory on public transport in England, but for years Muslim women have faced scrutiny. Tahmina Begum speaks to niqabis about what they hope will change in a post-Covid world […]
We are all niqabis now: Coronavirus masks reveal hypocrisy of face
April 28, 2020 Katherine Bullock Lecturer in Islamic Politics, University of Toronto Grey’s Anatomy, the longest running prime-time medical drama on U.S. television, contains many scenes of doctors and nurses in full gear (hospital scrubs, surgical caps, face masks) around the operating table. As they talk, laugh and argue, close-ups […]