Newsworthy Women on MSN5 个月
The NIQAB: What It Really Means to Women Who Choose to Wear It
Contrary to some misconceptions, many women who wear the niqab do so out of their own free will. For these women, the niqab ...
Khaleej Times15 年
Women Never Forced to Wear ‘Niqab’: Grand Mufti
He said that banning or seeking a ban on ‘niqab’ restricts women’s freedom. “Muslim women have never been forced to wear ‘niqab’,” he pointed out. He added that some of the Muslim ...
BBC1 年
Denmark veil ban: First woman charged for wearing niqab
An initial report into the altercation on Friday suggested that one woman was trying to remove the other's veil, but police said this was not clear. "During the fight her niqab came off ...
BBC6 年
Israeli 'Freedom is basic' niqab advert criticised
An advert for an Israeli clothing company which shows a woman ripping off a niqab and headscarf, has been heavily criticised online. The ad, for clothing brand Hoodies, opens with a caption ...
scmp.com6 天
Taliban order university women in Afghanistan to wear face-covering niqab and separates classes
Women attending private universities in Afghanistan must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex - or at least ...
Al Bawaba News7 年
Saudi women drop the niqab in conservative Riyadh
Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, could be one of the most conservative places in the Kingdom but a lot of women now feel comfortable when going out without a niqab, a new report states.
THE WEEK1 年
Eight things women are banned from wearing around the world
critics say it is used to target Muslim women. "No matter what law is passed on the niqab, it will not stop me from wearing it," Semaa Abdulwali wrote in The Guardian."I don’t want to be ...
THE WEEK8 年
Niqab and burka ban comes into force in part of Switzerland
Muslim women in a region of Switzerland face large fines for wearing a full-face veil after a ban on burqas and niqabs came into effect last week. A Swiss woman who converted to Islam and a French ...
BBC12 年
Ian Brazier admits pulling niqab veil from Muslim woman
A 26-year-old man has admitted pulling a niqab veil off a Muslim woman at a shopping centre in the West Midlands. Ian Brazier, of Shirley, Solihull, admitted racially aggravated assault after he ...
Al Bawaba News6 年
Woman MP in Egypt Proposes to Ban Niqab in Public Places
Agamy didn’t disclose that she was preparing a bill on this. Algerian authorities banned the Niqab in October for women workers in government departments for the first time. Speaking to Al-Masry ...
Khaleej Times8 年
Women get bolder in conservative Riyadh
Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, could be one of the most conservative places in the Kingdom but a lot of women now feel comfortable when going out without a niqab, a new report states.