by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Sep 27, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Vienna- Police in the Vorarlberg district, Austria, has launched its preparations to implement a law banning all veils that cover facial features. The new law will come into force within few days on the 1st of October. The Vorarlberg district on the country’s western...
by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East
Marrakesh- The Moroccan Ministry of Interior notified burqa producers and retailers of the immediate prohibition on the sale as the destruction of current stocks. Copies of the notices have circulated on social networks, resulting in heated debate. Civil society...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 19, 2016 | World
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have agreed that Muslim women should be banned from wearing the full-face burqa Islamic veil in schools and universities and while driving, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday, as a debate on...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 18, 2016 | World
The face veil is not compatible with German society but it would probably be difficult to ban the garment at the national level, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Thursday, Reuters reported. Several high-profile members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...
