Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a woman was subjected to a racially aggravated assault ...

An 18-year-old Muslim student in Germany can no longer legally wear the veil that aligns with her religious beliefs , according to the U.K.’s Independent. When her school, the Sophie Scholl Evening ...

The sole Republican candidate running for North Carolina’s 22nd state Senate district is turning heads after donning a ...

One year into the pandemic, protective face masks have come to signify different things for different groups of people. At the same time, racialized perceptions related to masks have put an additional ...

MANY Muslim women around the world choose to cover their hair, head and sometimes face. Covering up is seen as a symbol of modesty and a sign of religious faith – but some countries have banned niqabs ...

Wearing a full face veil, or Niqab, in public in Britain is a way of life for some - but not all - Muslims. The Niqab isn't compulsory in Islamic law but there is now a new generation of younger ...

Associated with everything from female oppression to religious piety to extremism, the niqab, a face veil that leaves only the eyes uncovered, is perhaps one of the most controversial dress pieces in ...

Bihar has become the first state in India to ban the entry of people with fully covered faces into jewellery shops. The decision came after the All India Jewellers and Gold Federation (AIJGF) issued ...

When France banned full-length veils in 2010, some of the women who wore the niqab switched to the jilbab, which covers the whole body except the face, while others gave in to public pressure and ...

Students take their case to the Supreme Administrative court after being turned away from their exams for refusing to show their faces The mid-term examinations that started on Monday have seen a ...

Niqab is the term used to refer to the piece of cloth which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women. Niqab is different from hijab. Hijab refers to covering everything except the hands and face.

Jewellery traders in Bihar have banned the entry of women wearing hijab, niqab, face masks or ghoonghat, and men wearing helmets or traditional head coverings (muretha), into gold and silver shops ...