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This woman is wearing what is often called a burka, but is actually a niqab; her body and face are covered except her eyes. (Phil Noble: Reuters)

Austria Bans Burqa, All Veils Covering Facial Features

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...

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Afghan women in a Kabul refugee camp, June 2013. AFP, Getty Images

Controversy in Morocco over Banning of Production, Sale of Burqa

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...

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A burqa clad Afghan woman passes by Afghan security forces as they stand guard during in Herat, Afghanistan, 27 December 2014. (EPA/Jalil Rezayee)

German Conservatives Call for Partial Burqa Ban

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...

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Germany’s Thomas de Maiziere, Reuters

Interior Minister Says Face Veils Have No Place in Germany

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...