The primary purpose of the hijab is to observe modesty, a value deeply emphasised in Islam for both men and women. Islamic law traditionally mandates modest dress and behaviour beginning at puberty, ...

On July 23rd Belgium joined France as the second European Union country to pass legislation that essentially bans the full face traditional Muslim Niqab or Burqa (see graphic for clarification on ...

Security forces in Somalia's southern city of Kismayo have seized hundreds of Islamic face veils from female residents, the city's police chief says.

Islamic authorities in Russia's mostly-Muslim North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil, after simultaneous attacks targeting ...

The wearing of Niqabs and Burkas– garments worn by some Muslim women- has been a hotly debated topic around the world. The niqab is a veil for the face that leaves the area around the eyes clear ...

Of this, at most 37 women in Switzerland wear a niqab, a veil that covers the entire face and only leaves the eyes free, and none wear the burqa, a full-body veil, according to a survey by the center.

After the niqab: What life is like for French women who remove the veil A number of women who once wore and defended the full Islamic veil known as the niqab later chose to renounce it.

TUNIS, Tunisia — Prime Minister Youssef Chahed of Tunisia on Friday prohibited anyone wearing the niqab, a religious covering for the face with only an opening for the eyes, from entering public ...

Tunisia has banned people from wearing the niqab – a full-face veil – in public institutions, citing security concerns.

Dr. Keith Wolverson, 52, insists he only asked the woman to remove her niqab, a veil covering all but the eyes, so he could hear her while trying to diagnose her daughter at Royal Stoke University ...