The French Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that would make it illegal to wear the Islamic burqa or other full face veils in public. Under the bill, women who wear the veil can...
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The French National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Islamic burqa and other full face veils as contrary to gender equality. The resolution passed with 434...
European Parliament Vice President Silvana Koch-Mehrin expressed her support for a continent-wide ban on the Islamic burqa in an editorial published Saturday in the German daily Bild...
Federal judge dismisses suit over order to remove headscarf in court
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against a Michigan judge who ordered a Muslim woman to remove her headscarf [JURIST news...
Federal judge dismisses suit over order to remove headscarf in court
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against a Michigan judge who ordered a Muslim woman to remove her headscarf [JURIST news...
The Belgian House of Representatives on Thursday voted 136-0 to approve a bill that would ban the Islamic burqa and other full face veils in public. The proposed legislation ...
Sarkozy to introduce legislation banning full veils in public
A spokesperson for French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that the president is in favor of a complete public ban on the burqa and other full face veils and will...
Belgium parliamentary committee votes to impose nationwide burqa ban
A Belgian parliamentary committee voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the Islamic burqa and other "full veils" from being worn in public. The proposed legislation applies to areas "accessible to the public" or areas...
France to propose law banning full face veil in public: Sarkozy
French President Nicholas Sarkozy said Wednesday that the government will introduce legislation to ban traditional Muslim face veils in public places. Sarkozy's announcement comes weeks after a French parliamentary...
The top rights official at the Council of Europe on Monday rejected the notion of banning Muslim burqa and niqab garments. Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg noted in a...