Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, ...

Here is a look at legislation and debate about face-covering Muslim veils and Muslim headscarves in various countries: — FRANCE: France on Monday became the first country to enact a law designed ...

Many countries and courts have taken action over the past decade to regulate, restrict or ban the use of Muslim veils and headscarves in public. Here is a look at the issue around the world: &#8211… ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- In the months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Princess Wijdan Al Hashemi and her friend Aliki Moschis-Gauguet noticed that the only depictions they saw of Muslim women ...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the veils worn by Muslim women are a sign of separation, and Muslims should integrate into mainstream society to improve the quality of their lives.

France banned Muslim headscarves and other conspicuous religious symbols from public schools in 2004, and banned full-face veils from all public spaces in 2010.

Germany’s third-largest state has banned girls from wearing full-face Muslim veils in its schools, according to a report. The move by officials in Baden-Württemberg came amid growing national… ...

Michigan state courts are the last place you would expect this belief: Muslim women cannot act as competent witnesses in a court of law. As of Sept. 1, Rule 611 of the Michigan Rules of Evidence ...

- GERMANY: Has no national law restricting the wearing of Muslim veils, but the federal constitutional court in 2003 ruled that state governments could impose such restrictions on school teachers.