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Women Attending Private Afghan Universities To Wear Niqab, Cover Face: Taliban
Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex -- or at least divided by a curtain.
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Tunisia PM Bans Niqab In Public Institutions "For Security Reasons"
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab face veil in public institutions "for security reasons", an official source told Reuters on Friday.
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Man Admits Ripping Off Woman's Niqab In UK
A 55-year-old British man today admitted in a UK court to ripping off a Muslim woman's niqab or full face veil in a shopping centre and yelling "you are in our country now".
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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Wealthy Businessman Says He's Paid $278,000 In Burqa Ban Fines
For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine.
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Woman Allegedly Kicked Out Of US Store For Wearing 'Niqab'
A 32-year-old Muslim woman has accused a US department store of discrimination after she was asked to leave the retail outlet for wearing the traditional Islamic veil or the 'niqab'.
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Tunisia Suspends Primary School Teacher for Wearing Face Veil
Tunisia's education ministry said Saturday it has suspended a primary school teacher and a supervisor for refusing to obey an order to stop wearing the niqab, or full face veil.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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David Cameron says Britain should not ban Islamic face veils
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain should not follow other European countries and ban Islamic face veils but certain institutions such as schools and courts should be allowed to set their own rules.
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Woman barred from entering UK college for not removing veil
A Muslim mother was turned away from a parents' evening at a British college as she refused to remove her full-face veil, an incident that left her feeling humiliated.
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New Australian law to make Muslims lift veils
Muslim women would have to remove veils and show their faces to police on request or risk a prison sentence under proposed new laws in Australia's most populous state that have drawn criticism as culturally insensitive.A vigorous debate that the proposal has triggered reflects the cultural clashes being ignited by the growing influx of Muslim immig...
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France officially bans the burqa
France - home to Europe's biggest Muslim population - on Monday officially banned women from wearing full-face veils in public places.Other European countries have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab but France is the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.The law comes into effect at an already fraught moment in r...
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Another Frenchwoman fined for driving wearing niqab
The French police have fined a woman for driving while wearing an Islamic veil, just weeks after a similar incident sparked a major political row, officials said on Thursday.
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Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province
Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's Quebec province. A bill tabled on Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab.
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Women Attending Private Afghan Universities To Wear Niqab, Cover Face: Taliban
Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex -- or at least divided by a curtain.
-
Tunisia PM Bans Niqab In Public Institutions "For Security Reasons"
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab face veil in public institutions "for security reasons", an official source told Reuters on Friday.
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Man Admits Ripping Off Woman's Niqab In UK
A 55-year-old British man today admitted in a UK court to ripping off a Muslim woman's niqab or full face veil in a shopping centre and yelling "you are in our country now".
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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Wealthy Businessman Says He's Paid $278,000 In Burqa Ban Fines
For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine.
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Woman Allegedly Kicked Out Of US Store For Wearing 'Niqab'
A 32-year-old Muslim woman has accused a US department store of discrimination after she was asked to leave the retail outlet for wearing the traditional Islamic veil or the 'niqab'.
-
Tunisia Suspends Primary School Teacher for Wearing Face Veil
Tunisia's education ministry said Saturday it has suspended a primary school teacher and a supervisor for refusing to obey an order to stop wearing the niqab, or full face veil.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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David Cameron says Britain should not ban Islamic face veils
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain should not follow other European countries and ban Islamic face veils but certain institutions such as schools and courts should be allowed to set their own rules.
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Woman barred from entering UK college for not removing veil
A Muslim mother was turned away from a parents' evening at a British college as she refused to remove her full-face veil, an incident that left her feeling humiliated.
-
New Australian law to make Muslims lift veils
Muslim women would have to remove veils and show their faces to police on request or risk a prison sentence under proposed new laws in Australia's most populous state that have drawn criticism as culturally insensitive.A vigorous debate that the proposal has triggered reflects the cultural clashes being ignited by the growing influx of Muslim immig...
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France officially bans the burqa
France - home to Europe's biggest Muslim population - on Monday officially banned women from wearing full-face veils in public places.Other European countries have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab but France is the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.The law comes into effect at an already fraught moment in r...
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Another Frenchwoman fined for driving wearing niqab
The French police have fined a woman for driving while wearing an Islamic veil, just weeks after a similar incident sparked a major political row, officials said on Thursday.
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Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province
Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's Quebec province. A bill tabled on Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab.
