The hijab may soon be banned from all sports competitions in France, as the lower house of parliament is due to vote on a ...

There's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye. A recent declaration by a leading Egyptian cleric that women will ...

No symbol is so linked to Muslim women as that of “the veil.” Whether a simple headscarf or a head ... and many considered that slaves need only cover the portion of their bodies between their navel ...

Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Kanthapuram said a Muslim woman can travel only with a ‘mahram’ (a family member with whom marriage is prohibited) “Even during Haj pilgrimage ...

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Suggesting that Muslim men stepping out for Friday prayers cover themselves up, he said, "Muslim women cover themselves with veils and very ... as the festival comes only once a year, whereas ...

The Quebec government is putting forward a bill that would prohibit students from having their faces covered at school.The legislation, if passed, would mean Muslim girls who wear a full face veil ...