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Syria requires women to wear burkinis on public beaches

The decree added it was preferable to wear loose clothing that covers the shoulders and knees and to avoid transparent or very tight clothing.

Tunisian women wearing a "burkini
 Police clash with Israelis during a protest calling for the release of Yehiel Indore at the entrance to Jerusalem on August 13, 2023

Police, right-wing Israelis clash in support rally for Burka suspect

 Palestinians carry the body of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Maatan, who were killed from a gunshot during clashes with Jewish settlers, in the West Bank village of Burka, August 5, 2023.

US labeling settler violence as terror is not precise, Israeli minister says

 Palestinians carry the body of 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Jamal Maatan, who were killed from a gunshot during clashes with Jewish settlers, in the West Bank village of Burka, August 5, 2023.

Unmasking IDF's excuse for failing to stop Jewish-Palestinian violence - analysis


'Women, life, freedom:' Defying Taliban, Afghan women remove burkas

The women, who were wearing headscarves, were being blocked from entering Badakhshan University for not wearing burkas.

 A member of Taliban speaks with female students outside the Kabul Education University in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 26, 2022.

No place for burkinis in Grenoble's public pools, rules top French court

Body-covering swimwear - which leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed - is often worn by Muslim women who wish to preserve their modesty in accordance with their beliefs.

Muslim woman in a burka.

Taliban regime's evil just beginning to be revealed - analysis

The Taliban's rule over Afghanistan looks to be returning to the horrors of the 1990's.

 Taliban members Muhammad Aref and Junaid, greet each other at a checkpoint, as a woman in a burqa walks behind them, in Kabul, Afghanistan

State: Gantz must make decision on razing Homesh Yeshiva

The public spotlight has been on Homesh since the December terror attack that claimed the life of one of its students, Yehuda Dimentman, as he left the hilltop.

 Evacuation of modular structures on the Homesh hilltop in the West Bank, December 24, 2021.

Swiss Jews join Muslims in protesting face-covering ban

"We fear that these attacks against religious freedom further weakens the ability to practice one’s faith."

A Swiss national flag flies behind a poster of the initiative committee against wearing the burqa (Verhuellungsverbot) reading "Stop extremism! Veil ban -Yes" in Berikon, Switzerland February 12, 2021. On March 7 Switzerland's voters will decide about a nationwide veil ban.

Swiss voters back ban on facial coverings in referendum

The measure to amend the Swiss constitution passed by a 51.2-48.8% margin, provisional official results showed.

A Swiss national flag flies behind a poster of the initiative committee against wearing the burqa (Verhuellungsverbot) reading "Stop extremism! Veil ban -Yes" in Berikon, Switzerland February 12, 2021. On March 7 Switzerland's voters will decide about a nationwide veil ban.

Dutch bus driver calls police on niqab-wearer who refused to get off

The driver reportedly asked the woman several times to remove her veil or get off the bus. When she refused to do so, the driver called the police.

Arriva bus [illustrative]

Amsterdam councilor dons yellow burka for Pride parade

The stunt was in response to a new law by the Dutch government that came into effect last week, which banned the wearing of face-covering garments such as a burka or niqab in public institutions.

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Women protest in response to ban of burka swimsuits in France

What began as a burkini ban within a single resort quickly spread across the rest of the state to country clubs, public and private pools alike.

A WOMAN WEARS a burkini at a beach in Marseille yesterday.

Bar Refaeli appears burka-clad in new advertisements

The supermodel is launching a campaign for fashion brand Hoodies: 'Freedom is Basic.'

Bar Refali's burka advertisement, which ran October, 2018

Denmark set to become next European country to ban burqas

Full and partial face veils such as burqas and niqabs divide opinion across Europe.

A woman who identified herself as Nayet, wearing a burqa, is seen after her release from a police station in Paris April 11, 2011.