Last month in Canada, a landmark ruling that could radically reshape the Canadian justice system's inclusion and conception of religious rights was implemented in an Ontario courtroom after a lengthy ...

In October, Canadians voted out Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in favor of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party. The election sideshow that captivated me most centered on whether a Muslim immigrant ...

Wearing a full face veil, or Niqab, in public in Britain is a way of life for some - but not all - Muslims. The Niqab isn't compulsory in Islamic law but there is now a new generation of younger ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark joined some other European countries in deciding Thursday to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa. In a 75-30 vote with 74 ...

Italy's ruling party has proposed legislation to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces. The proposed bill seeks to address ...

Kyrgyzstan has become the latest country in Muslim-majority Central Asia to ban the Islamic niqab, a long garment that covers the body, hair, and face, except the eyes. Effective February 1, the ban ...

(JNS) Bar-Ilan University said Thursday that it has barred a student from entering campus after she violated school policy by wearing a niqab—a long garment worn by some Muslim women that covers their ...

France’s niqab ban violates the human rights of Muslim women and risks “confining them to their homes,” the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Tuesday. The committee said two women fined for ...

A movement of Indonesian women promotes the niqab veil as a way to get closer to heaven and avoid sexual harassment. Others fear it reflects growing extremism. Ratu Elika, 20, during an afternoon ...