The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face veil, the niqab. A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing ...

West Midlands Police has reissued a mugshot of a convicted Islamic State terrorist after she complained about not wearing a niqab in the original photograph. Farishta Jami, 36, was found guilty of ...

West Midlands Police initially released an image showing her full face and hair – but then published a second that showed only her eyes beneath a navy blue niqab. Matthew Brook KC, Jami’s ...

Initially, the West Midlands Police released an image showing her full face and hair – but then published a second that showed only her eyes beneath a navy blue niqab. Also read | UK Chancellor ...

In 2010, the country brought in a complete ban on clothing that includes full-face coverings - including the burka and niqab. These cannot be worn in any public space in France, at risk of a € ...

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 ...