Kyrgyzstan has become the latest country in Muslim-majority Central Asia to ban the Islamic niqab, a long garment that covers the body, hair, and face, except the eyes. Effective February 1, the ...

Now simply appearing in a public place wearing the Niqab carries a fine of 20,000 som, about 230 dollars. The controversy over traditional Muslim women's clothing, and men's long beards ...

World: The police force reissued the mugshot of Farishta Jami, a convicted terrorist, after she requested a version showing ...

When she left England, Shamima Begum was a bright 15-year-old British Muslim girl. Since then, she was married to a Dutch ISIS fighter almost ...

Muslim women who wear hijabs, and other visibly religious minorities ... specifically that a person must uncover their face. This may deter niqab- and burqa-wearing women from accessing public ...

Mother of four planned for her children to become martyrs for the terror group and ‘espoused radical views’ online ...

Neelofa has dismissed the notion that she and her family are mum about sister Ameera Khan, who has rubbed netizens the wrong ...

Sakinah Oladele of the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) advocated inclusive service delivery models that respect the choices of all women, including those who wear the niqab. Oladele noted that ...

Police issued a fresh custody image with just Farishta Jami's eyes visible beneath a full head covering after her defence ...

Muslim women who wear hijabs ... specifically that a person must uncover their face. This may deter niqab- and burqa-wearing women from accessing public services that they need and deserve.