The burqa (also spelled burka) is the most concealing of all Islamic veils: it covers the entire face and body, leaving just a mesh screen to see through. Typically, a burqa is composed of many yards ...

Reform UK’s newest MP raised eyebrows in the House of Commons on Wednesday as she asked Keir Starmer if Britain would join other European nations in an outright ban on people wearing the burqa.

A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion ...

The headscarf has never just been a piece of cloth. In India, it has become a courtroom, a classroom and a constitutional flashpoint, all at once. But before the legal arguments and the protest ...

Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), stated that Muslim women should be allowed to access health services while wearing the hijab, but opposed the wearing of ...

A new hijab, burka and headscarf ban has started in a European country. The rules must be followed by girls under 14 in Austrian schools. "Traditional Muslim" head coverings are no longer allowed, ...

India, Sept. 21 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday said her government is preparing legislation to introduce a cap on the number of foreign students in each classroom and ban the ...

Addressing a fringe event at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Mr Timothy said the wearing of the religious garments was 'harmful' to wider society.