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Captain Kamal Kalsi, a Sikh, is seen with a camouflage turban in this September 2015 file photo/ AFP
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Germany’s Thomas de Maiziere, Reuters
Interior Minister Says Face Veils Have No Place in Germany
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...Caption:
Cameron during his visit to Mecca Mosque in Leeds, England yesterday with the Imam of the mosque Mr Asim and Shabana Munir, a member of the women’s committee of the mosque (Reuters)
British Campaign to Save Muslim Women From “Social Isolation”
The British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday emphasised the need to rescue Muslim women from social isolation, teach them English and address discrimination against them. He also linked the isolation of mothers from society and its liberal values to the slide of...Caption:
Uighur women stand next to a street to wait for a bus in downtown Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region in China, on May 1, 2014. (Reuters/Petar Kujundzic)
China bans beards, veils from Xinjiang city’s buses in security bid
Reuters—A city in China’s restive western region of Xinjiang has banned people with head scarves, veils and long beards from boarding buses, as the government battles unrest with a policy that critics said discriminates against Muslims. Xinjiang, home to the...Caption:
Veiled women take part in a demonstration in Paris in this May 18, 2013. France bans the wearing of niqabs—veils which cover the full face—in public. (AFP PHOTO/FRED DUFOUR)