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Women's College In Patna Revokes Ban On Burqa In Classrooms, On Campus
A college for women in Patna on Saturday withdrew its ban on wearing burqas on campus after it had earlier prohibited it as part of the institute's new dress code.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Norway Seeks Ban On Burqas In The Classroom
Norway's right-wing government on Wednesday announced plans to ban the full-face Islamic veil from classrooms and university lecture halls.
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Kosovo: Muslims protest ban on hijab in schools
Hundreds of Kosovo Muslims took to the streets on Friday to protest against a ban by authorities to wear a Muslim headscarf in school. The protesters, many of them devout Muslims, chanted anti-government slogans as they walked through the capital, Pristina, to a government building. Some carried placards reading "Stop Discrimination" and "Unveil th...
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US disagrees with France over the ban on veils
US officials has reiterated Washington's disagreement with a measure approved by the lower house of France's National Assembly banning the use of face-covering Islamic veils in public."We do not think that you should legislate what people can wear or not wear associated with their religious beliefs," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley."...
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Women's College In Patna Revokes Ban On Burqa In Classrooms, On Campus
A college for women in Patna on Saturday withdrew its ban on wearing burqas on campus after it had earlier prohibited it as part of the institute's new dress code.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Norway Seeks Ban On Burqas In The Classroom
Norway's right-wing government on Wednesday announced plans to ban the full-face Islamic veil from classrooms and university lecture halls.
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Kosovo: Muslims protest ban on hijab in schools
Hundreds of Kosovo Muslims took to the streets on Friday to protest against a ban by authorities to wear a Muslim headscarf in school. The protesters, many of them devout Muslims, chanted anti-government slogans as they walked through the capital, Pristina, to a government building. Some carried placards reading "Stop Discrimination" and "Unveil th...
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US disagrees with France over the ban on veils
US officials has reiterated Washington's disagreement with a measure approved by the lower house of France's National Assembly banning the use of face-covering Islamic veils in public."We do not think that you should legislate what people can wear or not wear associated with their religious beliefs," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley."...
