April 13, 2011The few U.S. Muslim women who choose full veil face mix of harassment, sympathySome women in the United States wear the full veil, known as a niqab: many of these women […]
April 10, 2011British Muslims arrested in burka ban protest in FranceA British Muslim radical has been permanently banned from France as the country steps up security before the […]
April 6, 2011Saudi teacher probed over alleged anti-Islam commentsA Saudi university is investigating a female professor after receiving complaints from students that she made anti-Islam comments […]
April 4, 2011Muslim Brotherhood advocates Egyptian modesty policeOfficials of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s leading Islamic group, have called for the establishment of a Saudi-style modesty […]
March 9, 2011Council of States dismisses burka banThe Swiss Council of States dismissed a notion to ban burka wearing in Switzerland: the religious veil, which […]
March 3, 2011Ban on wearing full veils to come into effect in AprilFrench authorities will begin enforcing a new ban on wearing full Islamic veils in public in April, officials […]
February 2, 2011Hesse bans burkas for state workersThe German state of Hesse has banned the wearing of the burka – the Muslim dress that covers […]
January 19, 2011‘Wear the hijab or I’ll kill you, cousin told girl’: Muslim tells of terrifying phone threatsA man threatened to kill his cousin and harm her family after she decided to stop wearing the […]
January 6, 2011Muslim group praises burqa ban rebel police chiefThe Orthodox Dutch Muslim organisation As-Soennah has welcomed remarks by Amsterdam police chief Bernard Welten that he would […]
December 16, 2010Dutch may introduce burqa ban as early as 2011The Netherlands could ban full face veils worn by some Muslim women,as soon as next year, Dutch anti-Islam […]
December 14, 2010Sudan Woman Whipped In Public For Wearing TrousersFootage has emerged of a woman being publicly whipped in Sudan for wearing trousers: The video offers a […]
December 1, 2010Muslim woman fights Boulder jail to keep hijab for mug shotA University of Colorado student who started wearing hijab after converting to Islam is fighting the Boulder County […]
October 25, 2010Saudi school girls warned against wearing ‘tight clothes’Saudi Arabia has warned its school girls against wearing tight clothes on the grounds they are against school […]
October 18, 2010GW University starts female-only swim hoursAt George Washington University, the Muslim Students’ Association and the University opened up “Sisters’ Splash,” a female-only hour […]
October 14, 2010Court says niqabs at trial to be decided case by caseOntario’s highest court has set out a framework allowing judges to decide on a case-by-case basis if women […]
September 16, 2010Bare skin ban for Muslim pool eventThe Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has banned people exposing their shoulders and thighs at an event […]
August 19, 2010Australian judge: Woman cannot wear veil in courtAn Australian Muslim woman who sought permission to keep her face and head covered while she gives evidence […]
August 7, 2010Surgery for woman mutilated by TalibanA horrifically mutilated Afghan woman who appeared on a controversial Time magazine cover is to undergo surgery in […]
August 6, 2010Ban the burqa: Muslim leaderA leading Muslim in Australia has risked a backlash from his community by calling on the winner of […]
July 21, 2010In Syria, Ban On Veil Raises Few EyebrowsAs a loud and controversial debate continues over wearing the Muslim face veil in Europe, Syria quietly imposed […]