SC partly stays Mumbai college's order banning hijab, burqa inside college campusThe Supreme Court partially stayed a Mumbai college's ban on 'hijab, burqa, cap, and naqab,' requesting a response from the educational soc...
Taliban order Afghan women to wear all-covering burqa"They should wear a chadori (head-to-toe burqa) as it is traditional and respectful," said a decree issued by Hibatullah Akhundzada that wa...
Switzerland latest European country to ban Islamic full-face veilsPolicies attempting to regulate or ban the niqab -- and the more extensive burqa covering -- have popped up in a handful of countries acros...
Javed Akhtar has a message for PM, Amit Shah and Rahul GandhiThe lyricist also spoke about the burqa ban.
Delhi High Court dismisses PIL for ban on burqa, other face veils in Delhi"We cannot interfere in this writ petition. The same is dismissed. It is not an issue which deserves consideration by this court under the ...
David Cameron backs burqa ban in schools, courts, border checkpointsUK PM David Cameron has backed a ban on face-covering veils such as burqas in schools, courts and at border check points in the country.
Forcing others to wear extremist garments is crime: ChinaAfter banning burqa in restive Xinjiang province where the Uyghur Muslims have a majority, China has amended its criminal law.
Chinese city of Urumqi in restive Muslim region bans burqaChina today banned burqas in public places in the capital of its Muslim-majority Xinjiang region which is often hit by separatist violence.
Australian PM Tony Abbott not in favour of burqa in parliament"It is perfectly appropriate that in certain circumstances people be required to show their face. There can't be one rule for one form of a...
- Letter gets Noida girl date with French president Sarkozy
Aakanksha Gupta, who studies in Class 11 in Pathways School, Noida, wrote the letter as part of an essay-writing competition. It was sent t...
- Banning burqa clad women in hospitals not the solution: BMC
Following Sena's demand for a ban on burqa in wake of the recent baby theft case, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said it cannot...
- Sena for ban on burqa
Shiv Sena, which is facing flak over forcing Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistry's acclaimed book, today opened a new front, calling ...
- 'Britain must ban burqa to beat terrorism'
Britain must ban the burqa if it wants to win the battle against Islamic extremism, an ally of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.
- Deoband asks Islamic nations to pressure Europe against burqa ban
Darul Uloom, the spiritual home for the arch-conservative Deobandi school of Islam, on Monday asked Muslim countries to work for lifting th...
- Oppose veil ban: Deoband to Islamic nations
Deoband: Restriction curbing religious freedom of community members.
- France quotes liberty to justify ban on burqa
French ambassador to India Jerome Bonnafont said that the burqa and naqab were in contradiction of principles of freedom and equality.
- France defends ban on wearing religious symbols in schools
France defended the ban on wearing religious symbols in schools and a proposed move to stop women from wearing of Burqa saying it is to pre...