Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...

Women attending private universities in Afghanistan must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face ... leaving just the eyes exposed. In recent years burqas and niqabs have largely ...

Marie-Michelle Lacoste, a Quebec Muslim woman who wears the niqab, or a veil that covers the face except around the eyes, is also one ... Muslim women who cover their faces by limiting their ...

The activist made the claim in a speech on Aug. 9 while wearing a niqab at a demonstration against the ban on face-covering garment, which goes into effect this month. The ban forbids wearing face ...