Australian State Allows Police to Unveil Muslim Women
Australia's most populous state has approved a law permitting police to order Muslim women to remove burqas and other face-covering veils. The law was introduced Monday in New South Wales, where a...
View ArticleItaly Approves Draft Law Banning Burqas
Italy's parliamentary commission has approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The draft law was sponsored by Souad Sbai, a Moroccan-born member of Prime...
View ArticleFrench Court Fines 2 Women for Breaking Burqa Ban
A French court has for the first time fined two Muslim women for wearing full-face veils in public in a case that could have legal implications across Europe. Hind Ahmas was fined $160 in the northern...
View ArticleSwiss Lower House Approves Burqa Ban
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament has approved a ban on burqas and other face covering veils in certain public places. By a margin of 101-77 Wednesday, the lower house voted to outlaw the...
View ArticleAustralian State Allows Police to Unveil Muslim Women
Australia's most populous state has approved a law permitting police to order Muslim women to remove burqas and other face-covering veils. The law was introduced Monday in New South Wales, where a...
View ArticleItaly Approves Draft Law Banning Burqas
Italy's parliamentary commission has approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The draft law was sponsored by Souad Sbai, a Moroccan-born member of Prime...
View ArticleFrench Court Fines 2 Women for Breaking Burqa Ban
A French court has for the first time fined two Muslim women for wearing full-face veils in public in a case that could have legal implications across Europe. Hind Ahmas was fined $160 in the northern...
View ArticleSwiss Lower House Approves Burqa Ban
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament has approved a ban on burqas and other face covering veils in certain public places. By a margin of 101-77 Wednesday, the lower house voted to outlaw the...
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