SPAIN could soon move to ban Muslim women and girls from wearing face coverings in public spaces. The Balearic Islands ...

The ruling party in the Balearic Islands has submitted a proposal to parliament calling for the burka and niqab to be banned. The People's Party of the Balearic Islands - which emerged as the largest ...

The parties on the right are accused of looking to see which is "the more fascist". Even if parliament passes the motion (which it probably will), it will have no direct legal effect, as it is a ...

The motion was approved by conservative and right-wing legislators.

A motion introduced by the CDU's women's union is urging the party to propose a ban on full face coverings in public spaces.

Most women in Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI favours a moderate version of Islam, prefer the hijab headscarf that does not cover the face. Moroccos ban on the sale and production of burqa full-face ...

MEBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.

Sir Sadiq Khan said he "wouldn't dream" of telling women what to wear after Reform UK's Laila Cunningham indicated she would support a burka ban if she becomes mayor of London. Responding to one of Ms ...