There was no order for women to wear the all-enveloping burqa in the new regulations, but the niqab effectively covers most of the face anyway, leaving just the eyes exposed. After the fall of the ...

There was no order for women to wear the all-enveloping burqa in the new regulations issued late Saturday, but the niqab effectively covers most of the face anyway, leaving just the eyes exposed.

while others wear a burka or niqab, which also covers up their face. Headscarves are seen as a sign of modesty by people who wear them, and a symbol of religious faith, but not everyone agrees ...

The teacher told her that she had to uncover her face in order to attend classes. The anti-migrant League party said the ...

Marie-Michelle Lacoste, a Quebec Muslim woman who wears the niqab, or a veil that covers the face except around the eyes, is also one of the plaintiffs. They are seeking a court order to stay the ...

As Lila Abu Lughod wrote astutely, Muslim women do not need saving. We are tired – from the media demonising what we wear, ...

Women debate each other about the niqab, which is the word Saudis use ... “So I’m—‘Please, Noof, cover your face,’” Sami said. “So he doesn’t look to see my wife.” ...

Women who wear a burqa or a niqab ... who cover their faces by limiting access to government work and services. Bill 62 does allow people to request exemptions. A woman who wears a face veil ...

Many Somali women choose to cover their hair only rather than their face, but the niqab has grown in popularity in recent ...

Only a very few have ever worn the ultraconservative veil, the niqab, that covers the whole face. And now there are fewer still. In April 2011 the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy banned ...

No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing any mask or facial covering whereby the face or voice ... or motivated to cover their faces in public with a niqab.

The operation began last Wednesday, Mr Wasame said. Women caught wearing the niqab, which covers the whole face expect for the eyes, also face jail or a fine. Because al-Shabab controls much of ...