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Bombay High Court Upholds Hijab Ban At Mumbai College, Says "Doesn't Violate..."
- Wednesday June 26, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Bombay High Court rejected a plea filed by nine Muslim students of a Mumbai college challenging the ban on hijabs, veils, stoles, caps, etc, on the premises.
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US "Suppressing" Chinese Firms: Beijing On Joe Biden's Investment Ban List
- Friday June 4, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Beijing accused the United States of "suppressing" Chinese firms and issued veiled threats of a retaliation Friday, after President Joe Biden expanded a blacklist of companies Americans are barred from investing in.
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Tunisia PM Bans Niqab In Public Institutions "For Security Reasons"
- Friday July 5, 2019
- World News | Reuters
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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"Got Death Threat": Head Of Kerala Education Group That Banned Face Veils
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom
The head of a Muslim education group in Kerala today said he got "death threats" for banning face veils on campuses. The Kozhikode-based Muslim Education Society (MES), which runs several educational institutions and is among the country's largest, had issued a circular urging its students not to attend classes wearing any face-covering attire.
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Kerala Muslim Education Group Bans Face Veils On Campuses
- Friday May 3, 2019
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
A Muslim educational group in Kerala has banned its students from covering their faces with clothing on the campuses of its institutions.
- www.ndtv.com
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"No Face Veils In Public": Sri Lanka Announces Ban After Easter Bombings
- Monday April 29, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
President Maithripala Sirisena used emergency powers in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings. The order clarifies that the key criterion for establishing the identity of a person is the need to clearly expose the face.
- www.ndtv.com
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
- Tuesday October 23, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
- www.ndtv.com
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28-Year-Old Woman Becomes First To Be Fined In Denmark For Wearing Niqab
- Saturday August 4, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
- Thursday May 31, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Austrian 'Burqa Ban' Confuses Police - And Sharks
- Tuesday October 10, 2017
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Barely a week ago, Austria put in place a new law banning burqa (full Islamic veil) and any face-concealing item in public. But the controversial new law is already causing some confusion. A victim of that confusion was a man dressed like a shark
- www.ndtv.com
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Amid Sushma Swaraj's Takedown Of Pakistan At UN, A Veiled Dig At China
- Sunday September 24, 2017
- India News | Reported by Namrata Brar, Edited by Aloke Tikku
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj was unsparing in her attacks on Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, mercilessly lampooning PM Abbasi's speech that had pointed fingers at India. But the Foreign Minister didn't miss the opportunity to take a thinly-veiled dig at China as well, the veto-wie...
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China's Beard, Veil Ban In Xinjiang Comes Into Effect
- Saturday April 1, 2017
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
China has introduced new restrictions in the far-western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism.
- www.ndtv.com
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Calls For A Burqa Ban
- Tuesday December 6, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Angela Merkel laid out her case for a fourth term as German chancellor on Tuesday, seeking to energise her conservatives with a call to ban full-face Muslim veils and the promise of a tougher stance on immigration after a record influx of refugees.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hungarian Village Bans Mosques, Muezzins, Burqas To Block Migrants
- Friday November 25, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
The far-right mayor of a Hungarian village says councilors have voted to ban the construction of mosques and the activity of muezzins, as well as the use of veils and headscarves like burqas, chadors and burkinis worn by Muslim women.
- www.ndtv.com
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High Court Dismisses Plea For Ban On Burqa And Veils In Delhi
- Tuesday November 15, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation or PIL seeking a ban on burqas and other veils in public places due to security threat to the capital, saying it is not a public interest matter.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bombay High Court Upholds Hijab Ban At Mumbai College, Says "Doesn't Violate..."
- Wednesday June 26, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Bombay High Court rejected a plea filed by nine Muslim students of a Mumbai college challenging the ban on hijabs, veils, stoles, caps, etc, on the premises.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US "Suppressing" Chinese Firms: Beijing On Joe Biden's Investment Ban List
- Friday June 4, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Beijing accused the United States of "suppressing" Chinese firms and issued veiled threats of a retaliation Friday, after President Joe Biden expanded a blacklist of companies Americans are barred from investing in.
- www.ndtv.com
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Tunisia PM Bans Niqab In Public Institutions "For Security Reasons"
- Friday July 5, 2019
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Got Death Threat": Head Of Kerala Education Group That Banned Face Veils
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom
The head of a Muslim education group in Kerala today said he got "death threats" for banning face veils on campuses. The Kozhikode-based Muslim Education Society (MES), which runs several educational institutions and is among the country's largest, had issued a circular urging its students not to attend classes wearing any face-covering attire.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Muslim Education Group Bans Face Veils On Campuses
- Friday May 3, 2019
- Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy
A Muslim educational group in Kerala has banned its students from covering their faces with clothing on the campuses of its institutions.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"No Face Veils In Public": Sri Lanka Announces Ban After Easter Bombings
- Monday April 29, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
President Maithripala Sirisena used emergency powers in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings. The order clarifies that the key criterion for establishing the identity of a person is the need to clearly expose the face.
- www.ndtv.com
-
UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
- Tuesday October 23, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
- www.ndtv.com
-
28-Year-Old Woman Becomes First To Be Fined In Denmark For Wearing Niqab
- Saturday August 4, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
- Thursday May 31, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Austrian 'Burqa Ban' Confuses Police - And Sharks
- Tuesday October 10, 2017
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Barely a week ago, Austria put in place a new law banning burqa (full Islamic veil) and any face-concealing item in public. But the controversial new law is already causing some confusion. A victim of that confusion was a man dressed like a shark
- www.ndtv.com
-
Amid Sushma Swaraj's Takedown Of Pakistan At UN, A Veiled Dig At China
- Sunday September 24, 2017
- India News | Reported by Namrata Brar, Edited by Aloke Tikku
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj was unsparing in her attacks on Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, mercilessly lampooning PM Abbasi's speech that had pointed fingers at India. But the Foreign Minister didn't miss the opportunity to take a thinly-veiled dig at China as well, the veto-wie...
- www.ndtv.com
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China's Beard, Veil Ban In Xinjiang Comes Into Effect
- Saturday April 1, 2017
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
China has introduced new restrictions in the far-western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism.
- www.ndtv.com
-
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Calls For A Burqa Ban
- Tuesday December 6, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Angela Merkel laid out her case for a fourth term as German chancellor on Tuesday, seeking to energise her conservatives with a call to ban full-face Muslim veils and the promise of a tougher stance on immigration after a record influx of refugees.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Hungarian Village Bans Mosques, Muezzins, Burqas To Block Migrants
- Friday November 25, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
The far-right mayor of a Hungarian village says councilors have voted to ban the construction of mosques and the activity of muezzins, as well as the use of veils and headscarves like burqas, chadors and burkinis worn by Muslim women.
- www.ndtv.com
-
High Court Dismisses Plea For Ban On Burqa And Veils In Delhi
- Tuesday November 15, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation or PIL seeking a ban on burqas and other veils in public places due to security threat to the capital, saying it is not a public interest matter.
- www.ndtv.com