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Controversy Erupts In France Over An Ad Featuring Eiffel Tower Wearing A Hijab
The ad has sparked intense reactions in France, with many criticising the brand for its perceived blending of French and Islamic symbols.
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UK To Unveil 'World's First' Sculpture Celebrating Women Who Wear Hijab
The artwork, called 'Strength of the Hijab',depicts a Muslim woman wearing a hijab with the words ''it is a woman's right to be loved and respected whatever she chooses to wear'' inscribed across its base.
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Old Video Shows Former Egypt President Mocking Hijab Rule
Massive protests have been going on in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing a hijab (headscarf) in a proper way.
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Religious Aspects Untouched, Hijab Rule Only For Class: Karnataka To Court
The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the state has not touched any "religious aspect" in the hijab ban row and that the restriction on wearing the Islamic headscarf is limited to the classroom.
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Karnataka Girl's College To Not Allow Hijab In Classrooms Despite Protest
The government girl's PU college in Udupi has categorically informed that students wearing hijab' (Islamic headscarf) will not be allowed inside classrooms.
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Uzbekistan Removes Headscarf Ban In Schools To Boost Female Attendance
Uzbekistan will allow girls to wear headscarves in schools in a bid to ensure devout Muslim families send their daughters to school, the Central Asian country's Education Ministry said.
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Gasps As Saudi Woman, 33, Walks Through Mall Without Customary Abaya
Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall -- without a body-shrouding abaya. The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety.
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Iran Arrests 29 Women As Headscarf Protests Intensify
Tehran police have arrested 29 women for appearing in public without a headscarf as protests against the dress code in force since the Islamic revolution of 1979 intensify, Iranian media reported Friday.
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Melania and Ivanka Trump, Following Tradition Of Western Visitors, Forgo Headscarves In Saudi Arabia
The last time a U.S. first lady visited this Middle Eastern kingdom, she was criticized for appearing in public without a headscarf. Michelle Obama was blasted on Saudi social media - as well as by a prominent American tweeter named Donald Trump - for not covering her head during her 2015 visit, as women are expected to do in this conservative Isla...
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Melania Trump Forgoes Headscarf In Saudi Arabia
US First lady Melania Trump stepped off Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday without a headscarf, potentially creating a stir in the conservative Islamic country.
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Women Have Liberty To Dress: Theresa May On EU's Headscarf Decree
It is not right for government to tell women what to wear, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, after the European Union's top court ruled that companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves under certain conditions.
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In Headscarf Ruling, European Union Court Allows Religious Symbol Bans
Employers may bar staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday in its first decision on the issue of women wearing Islamic headscarves at work.
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Muslim Girl Asked London For 'Trust Hugs'. Then, This.
As part of a social experiment, an 18-year old Muna Adan, blindfolded and in a headscarf, spelt her religion out on a board for passers-by in Central London to read and give her a 'trust hug'. Why?
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In First, Headscarf-Wearing Judge Conducts Trial in Turkey
A female judge wearing an Islamic headscarf has conducted a trial in Turkey for the first time in the history of the Muslim but secular state, media reports said today.
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Turkey Lifts Ban on Headscarves at High Schools
The Turkish government announced it was lifting a ban on female students wearing the Islamic headscarf at high schools, in a move denounced by opponents as undermining the basis of the country's secular society.
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Controversy Erupts In France Over An Ad Featuring Eiffel Tower Wearing A Hijab
The ad has sparked intense reactions in France, with many criticising the brand for its perceived blending of French and Islamic symbols.
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UK To Unveil 'World's First' Sculpture Celebrating Women Who Wear Hijab
The artwork, called 'Strength of the Hijab',depicts a Muslim woman wearing a hijab with the words ''it is a woman's right to be loved and respected whatever she chooses to wear'' inscribed across its base.
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Old Video Shows Former Egypt President Mocking Hijab Rule
Massive protests have been going on in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing a hijab (headscarf) in a proper way.
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Religious Aspects Untouched, Hijab Rule Only For Class: Karnataka To Court
The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the state has not touched any "religious aspect" in the hijab ban row and that the restriction on wearing the Islamic headscarf is limited to the classroom.
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Karnataka Girl's College To Not Allow Hijab In Classrooms Despite Protest
The government girl's PU college in Udupi has categorically informed that students wearing hijab' (Islamic headscarf) will not be allowed inside classrooms.
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Uzbekistan Removes Headscarf Ban In Schools To Boost Female Attendance
Uzbekistan will allow girls to wear headscarves in schools in a bid to ensure devout Muslim families send their daughters to school, the Central Asian country's Education Ministry said.
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Gasps As Saudi Woman, 33, Walks Through Mall Without Customary Abaya
Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall -- without a body-shrouding abaya. The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety.
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Iran Arrests 29 Women As Headscarf Protests Intensify
Tehran police have arrested 29 women for appearing in public without a headscarf as protests against the dress code in force since the Islamic revolution of 1979 intensify, Iranian media reported Friday.
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Melania and Ivanka Trump, Following Tradition Of Western Visitors, Forgo Headscarves In Saudi Arabia
The last time a U.S. first lady visited this Middle Eastern kingdom, she was criticized for appearing in public without a headscarf. Michelle Obama was blasted on Saudi social media - as well as by a prominent American tweeter named Donald Trump - for not covering her head during her 2015 visit, as women are expected to do in this conservative Isla...
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Melania Trump Forgoes Headscarf In Saudi Arabia
US First lady Melania Trump stepped off Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday without a headscarf, potentially creating a stir in the conservative Islamic country.
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Women Have Liberty To Dress: Theresa May On EU's Headscarf Decree
It is not right for government to tell women what to wear, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, after the European Union's top court ruled that companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves under certain conditions.
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In Headscarf Ruling, European Union Court Allows Religious Symbol Bans
Employers may bar staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday in its first decision on the issue of women wearing Islamic headscarves at work.
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Muslim Girl Asked London For 'Trust Hugs'. Then, This.
As part of a social experiment, an 18-year old Muna Adan, blindfolded and in a headscarf, spelt her religion out on a board for passers-by in Central London to read and give her a 'trust hug'. Why?
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In First, Headscarf-Wearing Judge Conducts Trial in Turkey
A female judge wearing an Islamic headscarf has conducted a trial in Turkey for the first time in the history of the Muslim but secular state, media reports said today.
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Turkey Lifts Ban on Headscarves at High Schools
The Turkish government announced it was lifting a ban on female students wearing the Islamic headscarf at high schools, in a move denounced by opponents as undermining the basis of the country's secular society.
