COPENHAGEN, Denmark-- Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, clashed verbally on Wednesday as the law took effect in ...

One year into the pandemic, protective face masks have come to signify different things for different groups of people. At the same time, racialized perceptions related to masks have put an additional ...

Women who wear the full Muslim garb in Ireland, including covering their faces have defended their choice. Speaking to The Irish Times the women stated they voluntarily donned the niqab and were happy ...

DAMASCUS, Syria – DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab — the full Islamic veil that reveals only a woman's eyes — taking aim at a ...

The veiled Saudi woman faces many predicaments when she travels abroad and is often the target of glares from curious onlookers. In many cases, instead of diverting attention, women who wear the niqab ...

After graduating from the mass communication department of Cairo University, Heba Seraq-Eddin couldn’t find a job. Potential employers turned her down, she says, because of her veil. Heba wears the ...