The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic veil - to enter public health facilities in the western city of Herat, medical ...

It’s not exactly “wear a burqa, go to jail”, but the French state has begun a sloganeering information campaign aimed at dissuading a crime that has fueled growing public concern. As part of that ...

A young Muslim woman who chooses to wear a burka says it makes her feel like herself – and threats to ban face coverings only makes her “stronger”. Fatimah Al Zahra, 20, was born a Christian and chose ...