More than 60,000 people have signed a petition backing a doctor who is under investigation for asking a Muslim patient to remove her veil. Dr Keith Wolverson says he told the woman to take off her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman wearing a traditional niqab. (Photo: Getty) An 18-year-old Muslim student in Germany can no longer legally wear the veil ...

Wearing a full face veil, or Niqab, in public in Britain is a way of life for some - but not all - Muslims. The Niqab isn't compulsory in Islamic law but there is now a new generation of younger ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Netherlands’ ban on face-covering clothing, including the Islamic burqa and niqab, took effect on Thursday, but authorities say they are unwilling to enforce the controversial law. The new Dutch ...

Niqab is the term used to refer to the piece of cloth which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women. Niqab is different from hijab. Hijab refers to covering everything except the hands and face.

A 28-year-old woman became the first person in Denmark to be fined under a new law which prohibits wearing garments that cover the face in public after an incident at a shopping center on Friday.

A photo of the reality star in the traditional Muslim headdress has sparked outrage on Twitter. By Sam Reed Khloe Kardashian - H 2015 Kardashian isn’t the only celeb to cause controversy by wearing ...

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 ...

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