Wearing niqab may obstruct driver’s vision and concentration, interior ministry says Officials highlighted a key security concern: The difficulty in identifying drivers through surveillance ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan will now face fines for wearing the full-body niqab, under a January ban that has now received the backing of the country's top Islamic authority. Calling the niqab "alien to our ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan are banned from wearing niqabs as the country claims they could be “attackers in disguise”. The Muslim ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan will be fined for wearing a full-body niqab under a new plan that is supported by the country's official Muslim governing body. The authority says the garments could hide ...

Two men in Eindhoven allegedly tore off a Moroccan woman’s niqab and then beat her severaly on Wednesday afternoon, according to the same source. The woman was allegedly beaten inside the Plus ...

Kyrgyzstan banned full-body niqabs, citing security and cultural reasons. The official Muslim body-backed law argues that the ...

Last week, legislation came into effect in France making it illegal for Muslim women to publicly wear the niqab âÄî a piece of cloth worn on the face thatâÄôs sometimes referred to as a burka. This ...

As part of this, Kyrgyzstan introduced a nationwide ban of the niqab - a garment that covers a woman's body except her eyes. Anyone found to be wearing the item will be fined 20,000 Som (£179 ...

A former school dinner lady has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years after planning to travel to ...