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Bombay High Court Dismisses Students' Petition Against College's Hijab Ban
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by women students challenging the ban on wearing hijab, niqab, burkha, stole, cap, etc., on campus by a Mumbai college.
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Tunisia PM Bans Niqab In Public Institutions "For Security Reasons"
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab face veil in public institutions "for security reasons", an official source told Reuters on Friday.
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28-Year-Old Woman Becomes First To Be Fined In Denmark For Wearing Niqab
A 28-year-old woman wearing a niqab on Friday became the first person in Denmark to be fined for violating a new controversial law banning full-face Islamic veils in public places, media reported.
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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Wealthy Businessman Says He's Paid $278,000 In Burqa Ban Fines
For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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Australia's Parliament House Lifts Face Veil Ban
Australia's Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after intervention from the prime minister.
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David Cameron says Britain should not ban Islamic face veils
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain should not follow other European countries and ban Islamic face veils but certain institutions such as schools and courts should be allowed to set their own rules.
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Canada bars women in veil taking citizenship oath
New Canadian citizens must remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while they take the oath of citizenship, the country's immigration minister said Monday.
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France officially bans the burqa
France - home to Europe's biggest Muslim population - on Monday officially banned women from wearing full-face veils in public places.Other European countries have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab but France is the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.The law comes into effect at an already fraught moment in r...
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Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province
Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's Quebec province. A bill tabled on Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab.
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Students' Petition Against College's Hijab Ban
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by women students challenging the ban on wearing hijab, niqab, burkha, stole, cap, etc., on campus by a Mumbai college.
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Tunisia PM Bans Niqab In Public Institutions "For Security Reasons"
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab face veil in public institutions "for security reasons", an official source told Reuters on Friday.
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28-Year-Old Woman Becomes First To Be Fined In Denmark For Wearing Niqab
A 28-year-old woman wearing a niqab on Friday became the first person in Denmark to be fined for violating a new controversial law banning full-face Islamic veils in public places, media reported.
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.
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The Burkini, The Veil, The Niqab: What French Law Says
Burkinis banned on dozens of beaches, no veils in schools, no niqabs in the neighbourhood: in staunchly secular France, the law imposes an array of restrictions on anything denoting religious affiliation.
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Wealthy Businessman Says He's Paid $278,000 In Burqa Ban Fines
For the past five years, the act of wearing an Islamic full-face veil in France's public spaces has been illegal. This means that if you were a Muslim woman and you wore a niqab or a burqa and walked down the street, you ran the risk of a 150 euros ($167) fine.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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Cosmopolitan New Afghan First Lady Backs French Veil Ban
Afghanistan's cosmopolitan new first lady has backed France's controversial ban on the niqab, comparing the full veil to "blinders" as she prepares to campaign for more respect for women in her conservative adopted homeland.
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Australia's Parliament House Lifts Face Veil Ban
Australia's Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after intervention from the prime minister.
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David Cameron says Britain should not ban Islamic face veils
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain should not follow other European countries and ban Islamic face veils but certain institutions such as schools and courts should be allowed to set their own rules.
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Canada bars women in veil taking citizenship oath
New Canadian citizens must remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while they take the oath of citizenship, the country's immigration minister said Monday.
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France officially bans the burqa
France - home to Europe's biggest Muslim population - on Monday officially banned women from wearing full-face veils in public places.Other European countries have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab but France is the first to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practice.The law comes into effect at an already fraught moment in r...
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Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province
Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's Quebec province. A bill tabled on Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab.
