by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Washington- Days after New York police announcement of allowing religious people to wear turbans and beards, the U.S. army issued a new list of regulations and rules. Among these updated regulations there is a rule similar to that of New York police – the new list...
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...
by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 19, 2016 | World
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2014 | World
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2013 | World
Trappes, France, AP—About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris, in apparent protest over enforcement of France’s ban on Islamic face veils. Five people were injured and six detained in the violence, authorities said...
