Burqa

Swiss 'burqa ban' to take effect from Jan. 1

The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomatic and consular premises, and faces may also be covered in places of worship and other sacred sites, the government said.

 A woman wearing a burqa sits on the side of a road in Kabul, Afghanistan October 21, 2021.
 Taliban members Muhammad Aref and Junaid, greet each other at a checkpoint, as a woman in a burqa walks behind them, in Kabul, Afghanistan

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 Palestinians protest against Jewish settlements, in Burqa village, December 24, 2021

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks at a rally calling on Congress to censure President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2019

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Canada's Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector

Debate has largely focused on the niqab worn by some Muslim women, which covers everything but the eyes.

debate has largely focused on the niqab worn by some Muslim women, which covers everything but the eyes.

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.

Burka ban goes into effect in Austria

"Acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria."

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Hate graffiti spray-painted on mosque in W. Bank

Mosque spray painted with slogans including "price tag" and "Yitzhar," the illegal outpost where IDF razed 2 buildings.

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Vandals 'insult' Muhammad in 'price-tag' attack

Mosque spray painted with slogans including "price tag" and "Yitzhar," the illegal outpost where IDF razed 2 buildings.

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Tearing the fabric of material speech

Like some Western governments, several Muslim states forbid Islamic dress in universities and official buildings.

A woman wearing the niqab, a veil worn by the most conservative Muslims that exposes only a woman's eyes, walking in Marseille.

Australia may allow burka in court

Witness in fraud trial has sparked nationwide interest.

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MKs discuss France-like burka ban

Bill presented to Knesset regarded as unlikely to become law.

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Belgium set to ban burqa in July

Neighboring France and the Netherlands may also outlaw attire that is viewed by many in Western European societies as demeaning to women.

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French PM asks government body to study burqa law

Parliamentary committee has recommended forbidding face-covering veils in public services.

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Muslim woman presses French panel for burqa ban

Sihem Habchi appears as first witness before newly created parliamentary group studying Islamic clothing.

A woman wearing the niqab, a veil worn by the most conservative Muslims that exposes only a woman's eyes, walking in Marseille.