Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 15:35
Maroon Rafique was told that for the security and safety of children and teachers, there was a ban on any type of face coverings.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 13:54
France became the first country in Europe to outlaw the veil, while similar legislation has since been passed in Belgium and Holland.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 16:10
Women in Belgium risk a maximum fine of EUR 150 if they wear a full-face veil in public.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012, 15:21
Sooraya Graham took a black and white picture of her friend as a part of a class assignment.
Last Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012, 16:26
Lady Gaga says she wears veils because she is constantly mourning the world`s suffering and problems.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 20:46
A city district in heavily Muslim western China is trying to tamp down religious fervor by prohibiting people from wearing veils.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 9, 2011, 10:28
Islamists stormed a university in Tunisia Saturday after it refused to enrol a woman wearing a full-face veil.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 11:12
In Auckland, two Saudi women were told to get off buses because they were wearing full-face veils.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 13:12
The MCB has issued a statement on its website saying that women cannot debate wearing the veil.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 22:58
A woman has been ticketed in a suburban Paris shopping center for wearing a face veil, in the first reported sanction under a new ban on the garments, police said Tuesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 18:20
The move appears to be an attempt to please the Muslim majority in Syria.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 18:58
A college teacher was on Saturday arrested for allegedly removing the veil covering the face of a girl student, sparking strong protests here.
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