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Thousands join French march against Islamophobia
As protesters adopted veils bearing the blue, white and red colours of the French flag
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Gown, abaya or chadar a must as K-P tells female students to ‘cover up’
Govt wants schoolgirls to protect themselves from any 'unethical incident'
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Burqa-clad man caught inside girls hostel in Multan
Daniyal enters the hostel of Bahauddin Zakaria University with his female peer
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Hardline Indian group allied with Modi calls for ban on face veil
Shiv Sena urges Narendra Modi, BJP to follow in Sri Lanka's footsteps
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A R Rahman responds to criticism over daughter's niqaab
The two time Academy Award winner was slammed for 'having his daughter's face covered with a veil'
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Muslim woman in hijab had legal right to be heard: Canadian court
A Montreal resident was expelled from a courtroom in 2015 for wearing a hijab
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Burqa ban imposed on Alpine resort tourists
More than 200 fines handed out between June and September
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Burqa of Pakistan's first lady 'unmasks societal biases'
Bushra Imran's attire for Khan's PM inauguration heavily scrutinised by Twitteratti
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Kuwaiti man, 3 women sent back to Dubai for refusing to lift veil at Delhi airport
Indian police say instead of cooperating, Kuwaiti national entered into an argument with them
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Muslim woman takes legal action against UK school over veil ban
Rachida Serroukh claims school in London has discriminated against her by not allowing her on premises in veil
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Austria bans full face veil in public places
Under new law, women wearing full face veils will be fined
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Morocco bans production and sale of burqas: reports
The measure appeared to be motivated by security concerns since bandits have used this garment to perpetrate crimes
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Swiss court rules against employer in headscarf battle with Muslim woman
Abida was fired in January 2015 from a job after she began wearing the Muslim headscarf
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Swiss parliament approves step towards burqa ban
The vote comes as countries across Europe confront tough debates over the role of individual religious liberties
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Spanish Muslim student wins fight to study with veil
While issue has been a subject of debate in Spain, there is currently no law banning any kind of veil in public places
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Austrian politicians call for ban on full body veil
In Austria, Islam is the second most widely professed religion, practiced by 7 per cent of the population
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Ukip leadership candidate calls for ban on niqab in UK
Veil is 'symbol of aggressive separatism that can only foster extremism,' says Lisa Duffy
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French minister compares veiled women to 'negroes who supported slavery'
While France bans face-covering veils, some of its big fashion houses are among first to embrace Muslim-specific style
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Niqab ban is hot button issue in Canada election debate
A Conservative government policy, introduced in 2011, prohibited wearing such a veil during citizenship ceremonies
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Women's veils a sign of backwardness, says official in China's Xinjiang
The government has stepped up curbs on religious clothing in the heavily Muslim area
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Canada court lets women wear veil for citizenship oath
Court also throws out policy that required new citizens to have their faces uncovered as they recite citizenship oath
