The niqab is a veil for the face that leaves the area around the eyes clear. However, it may be worn with a separate eye veil. It is worn with an accompanying headscarf. The burka is the most ...

CAIRO, Jan 30, (AFP) - Female students at Cairo University are defying religious and state efforts to ban the controversial niqab from schools and colleges, saying that wearing the controversial face ...

This article explains what it means for women who CHOOSE to wear the niqab! The niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some ...

The hijab is typically a scarf that covers the hair and neck, whereas the niqab is a veil for the face ... and sometimes with a separate transparent eye veil. The burka is the most concealing ...

However critics have questioned the bill's relevance given that the full-face veil is not widely worn in Norway, "There are very, very few who use the niqab, so this is marginal problem in the ...

Islamic authorities in Russia's mostly-Muslim North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil after simultaneous attacks targeting ...

The woman who took the case said she chose to wear the niqab as a matter of religious freedom, as a devout Muslim The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on wearing the ...

Boris Johnson has hit out at private schools in London which insist their female pupils wear the full face veil. The London mayor's outburst comes amid a continued controversy over the niqab, with ...