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French authorities were instructed Monday to start enforcement of a ban on the niqab (Islamic full-face veil). The law was passed by the French parliament last year in a proclamation by the French president which stated that French society.
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I truly have no idea what appeal the niqab has on Muslim females, at least for those women who choose to wear the full-face veil as opposed to being forced to don one....
made popular Oct 1 2010
Why on earth would a young girl need to wear a full face veil (niqab) in secondary school? Why would anyone need to wear one anywhere, is beyond me, but apparently...
made popular Sep 27 2010
The anti-burqa law in France has overcome one last hurdle and should become law next year, barring any opposition by the courts. The lower house already voted for the...
made popular Sep 15 2010
In a new Syrian soap opera, a beautiful green-eyed young woman named Layla is torn over whether to take off the niqab, the billowing black Islamic garb that hides every...
made popular Sep 8 2010
It’s not just European countries banning the full face veil, Syria has now jumped on the bandwagon to do away with women (both teachers and students) wearing the...
made popular Jul 23 2010
Syria has forbidden the country’s students and teachers from wearing the niqab — the full Islamic veil that reveals only a woman’s eyes — taking aim at...
made popular Jul 20 2010
There are anti-terrorist laws in Italy that were enacted in the 1970s that prohibit people from not being identifiable in public. Enforced back in the day when they...
made popular May 6 2010
A 26-year-old Tunisian woman has been fined for wearing a face veil while walking to a mosque in northern Italy, adding to the growing debate on the integration of...
made popular May 5 2010
The world has been wondering which country would be the first to ban the full Islamic veil in Europe. France has been threatening to do it for a long while, in spite of...
made popular Apr 30 2010
It never fails to amaze me how stupid some people can be. Take that unnamed French Muslim woman who was fined a mere $29.00 for driving while wearing a niqab. Traffic...
made popular Apr 26 2010
With all the potential distractions, and the blind spots in our vehicles, a clear peripheral view is incredibly important while driving. Anything that might obstruct...
made popular Apr 24 2010
Egypt wasn’t asking much of niqab-loving women when they banned last October the use of the full face veil during university exams. This wasn’t some...
made popular Apr 23 2010
No countries can rival Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Iran or Egypt for the truly asinine comments that usher forth from the mouths of clerics. I have finally reached the point...
made popular Apr 21 2010
It’s not just western countries, like France, opposed to the Islamic niqab, Egypt is right there along with them claiming the full-face veil “cancels the...
made popular Feb 18 2010
I suppose the niqab and burqa could come in handy for certain women. For some, wearing the niqab probably has more to do with their physical appearance than adhering to...
made popular Feb 10 2010
Apparently 2 men wearing burqas robbed a postal office south of Paris, France, after they were allowed to pass through security unchecked. One can only assume they were...
made popular Feb 8 2010
Not too long ago, French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in front of the French parliament that the so-called “Islamic” face covering - Niqab - [not to...
made popular Jan 16 2010
Falling short of outright banning the burqa (full Islamic veil), at least for now, France has made a statement that any man whose wife is forced to wear a burqa or...
made popular Dec 12 2009
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Egypt’s highest Muslim authority has said he will issue a religious edict against the growing trend for full women’s veils, known as the niqab.
Sheikh...
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Muslim extremists have no mercy. They target women and children with no compunction. And as Muslim extremists ratchet up their lust for blood, they’re starting...
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‘Idon’t wear the niqab because I don’t think it’s necessary,” says the woman behind the counter in the Islamic dress shop in east London....
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The episode in Venice’s Ca’ Rezzonico museum, which houses 18th-century Venetian art including those of Giandomenico Tiepolo
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