Kyrgyzstan has become the latest country in Muslim-majority Central Asia to ban the Islamic niqab, a long garment that covers the body, hair, and face, except the eyes. Effective February 1, the ban ...

What clothes women are allowed to wear and whether or not men can have bushy beards are being debated again in Muslim-majority Central Asia, this time in Kyrgyzstan. The parliament of the former ...

On July 5, Tunisia’s government issued a ban that will prevent women wearing a full-face veil—or niqab—from entering government buildings. The decision comes after twin suicide bombings struck Tunis ...

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Egypt on Monday issued a ban prohibiting students from wearing a face covering or niqab at schools, sparking a debate on social media, with many users labeling the ban oppressive while others ...

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