A woman wearing a burqa walks in The Hague on December 1, 2014. The Dutch cabinet approved on May 22, 2015 a partial ban on wearing the face-covering Islamic veil, including in schools, hospitals ...

The United Nations has expressed concern about the Taliban's arrest of women and girls in Afghanistan for allegedly not ...

This Muslim-populated country, has become the latest country where women and girls won't be wearing hijab in public places ...

Burqa: This full-body garment has a mesh over the eyes. The burqa is widely used in Afghanistan and was required under the Taliban. These Afghan women are shopping in Herat.

The burqa goes far beyond protecting a woman’s modesty; it transforms a woman into a non-person. She becomes a shrouded creature whose face and body are undistinguishable as a unique human being.

France’s “burqa wars” have reached a crucial stage after French Prime Minister François Fillon last week asked the Council of State to help draft a law banning the Islamic veil, or burqa ...

To some people, it (Islamic dress and the burqa) is liberating,” said Mariam Sobh, editor-in-chief of Hijabtrendz.com. Kamal Nawash of the Free Muslims Coalition also echoed their sentiments.

On July 13, France’s lower house of parliament voted 335 to 1 in favor of a law that would prohibit wearing the burqa, or any other clothing “intended to hide the face,” in public. If the ...

A controversial burqa ban passed by the French parliament last year will go into effect Monday, making the traditionally secular country the first in the European Union to ban the wearing of the ...

The burqa, hijab, niqab and burkini often become blended when discussing Islamic dress. The burqa covers the entire body and includes mesh over the eyes; ...