He’s not at home in politics. Journalism is a second best outlet for his humour, and high office an even less suitable one Sean O’Grady @_seanogradyhttps://d-22517276571291857766.ampproject.net/1531800879103/frame.html The Independent Voices Wouldn’t […]
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 saying Muslim […]
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 […]
Reuters International This content was published on August 1, 2018 Ayah, 37, a wearer of the niqab weeps as she is embraced by a police officer during a demonstration against […]
Source: Independent By Sally Rashid Today, Denmark’s ban on the public wearing of face veils came into force. Joining the likes of France and Belgium, Denmark’s outlawing of the niqab […]
Campaigners say ban violates rights to freedom of expression and religion June 1, 2018 Women wearing niqabs stand outside the parliament in Copenhagen. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/AFP/Getty Images Denmark has joined […]
Source: Swiss Info By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the […]
Source: Swiss Info A nationwide ban on face-coverings – a de facto burka ban – would currently get the thumbs-up from 76% of Swiss voters, according to a poll […]
This content was published on December 20, 2017 Women should not be coerced into wearing headgear, says the Swiss government (Keystone) The Swiss Federal Council has proposed an indirect […]
Ayesha Malik, Contributor Lawyer and writer The many hues of headscarves 09/12/2017 Reading Amina Lone’s letter in The Times this Sunday calling for a ban on hijabs in primary schools […]
Veiled women can be denied Swiss state assistance The southern Swiss canton of Ticino has a burka ban in place since July 2016 The Swiss cabinet has clarified that women wearing burkas or niqabs can be denied social aid or unemployment insurance, as face coverings can result in identification issues […]
Source: The Guardian Moutia Elzahed, whose husband was convicted of aiding terrorism, is denied request in her damages claim against An Australian judge has declined a request from a Muslim […]
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionBurkas and niqab veils will be banned in certain public places if the law is passed Dutch MPs have backed a ban on the Islamic full veil in some public places such as schools and hospitals, and on public transport. The niqab face veil and the […]
GULF TOURISTS IN GENEVA ‘I avoid places where the niqab is banned’ By Jasmine Kannouna SEP 29, 2016 – 20:00 Tourists from the Gulf make up a significant source of income for Switzerland (Keystone) An initiative to ban full-face veils has split Swiss politics, but veiled tourists interviewed by swissinfo.ch […]
A member of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland distributes flyers in Ticino against the veil ban in 2013. Photo: AFP Saudis warn tourists to respect Swiss burqa ban Published: 13 Jun 2016 10:22 GMT+02:00 The Saudi Arabian embassy in Bern has warned its citizens visiting Switzerland this summer to […]
WHAT IN THE WORLD What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils What in the World By RUSSELL GOLDMAN MAY 3, 2016 Photo CreditIllustration by Antonio de Luca They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement in Indonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in […]
Americas Niqab row: Canada’s government challenges ruling Zunera Ishaq can wear veil while taking oath of citizenship Stephen Harper’s ruling Conservative party, prone to linking all things Islamic to ‘security’ fears, is going to the Supreme Court to stop the Pakistani-born teacher keeping her niqab on while receiving citizenship. Robert Fisk reports on a […]
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
By Associated Press, Published: July 20 WASHINGTON POST TRAPPES, France — About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris, in apparent protest over enforcement of […]