Burqa

Mahenur candidly shared her parents, friend's unsupportive nature, calling it hypocrisy

Arrested suspects wore burqa, police uniform during robberies

'This law has no place in a society that prides itself in promoting gender equality'

Daniyal enters the hostel of Bahauddin Zakaria University with his female peer

Hindu extremist outfit Karni Sena has given lyricist three days to apologise

Shiv Sena urges Narendra Modi, BJP to follow in Sri Lanka's footsteps

Governments in Quebec have been trying for years to restrict civil servants from wearing overt religious symbols

Pakistani women have introduced new shades and embroidery without affecting its original identity

Voters across Switzerland are expected to vote on the 'burqa' issue next year

Switzerland's government last year opposed an initiative aimed at creating a nationwide burqa ban

Says Muslim women who wear burqas look like letter boxes or bank robbers

Conservative campaign headquarters decline immediate comment on the report

This comes days after Denmark's ban on Islamic face coverings

Says students using the full veil would be offered counseling sessions and ultimately asked to take off the veil

Video of the incident draws social media ire

France, Belgium, Netherlands and Bulgaria have already imposed some restrictions on full-face veils in public places

The leader of the government in the Senate told Hanson that the ruling coalition had no intention of banning the burqa

Pauline Hanson says she wore the garment to highlight 'the security issues it poses'

Modestly-dressed women with religious headgear come out of Victoria's Secret store, he tweeted

Norwegian uploader insisted it was a “practical joke”

People who break the new law could be fined up to $168

Warsi criticised British government's policy on tackling homegrown 'radicalisation'

Colin Barnett, the Premier of Western Australia, says he 'would encourage people not to wear that type of clothing'

The poster was unveiled at railway stations throughout Switzerland this week

The measure appeared to be motivated by security concerns since bandits have used this garment to perpetrate crimes

As Germany considers ban on full-face veil, public debate revolves around religious freedom and women’s rights

School administration calls episode 'misunderstanding'

The issue had been high on the agenda for years

The woman refused to remove her niqab despite the town's mayor repeatedly asking her to do so

The proposed law prohibits anyone giving or receiving government services from wearing face-covering garments

Muslim women are rarely seen wearing such veils in Norway, let alone in schools

The law bans clothing that partially or completely covers the face, referring to the burqa or the more common niqab

The vote comes as countries across Europe confront tough debates over the role of individual religious liberties

The Egyptian parliament debated a ban on full face veils in public places and government buildings in March

Statement draws ridicule

Controversy comes in the wake of Mangalore college banning first-year students from wearing the hijab or burqa

Poll comes in wake of the burkini controversy

School says attire impedes student's educational development

In Austria, Islam is the second most widely professed religion, practiced by 7 per cent of the population

Women have been 'wearing miniskirts since the 1950s and they never thought about wearing an explosive belt'

The burqa ban received 65 per cent of the vote in 2013 in the region, which has a Catholic majority

Under new rules in Ticino, women could be fined if they are seen wearing veils which cover their faces in public

Many liberals and conservatives in Germany also believe that the head scarf as a religious symbol should be banned