Americans began donning face masks after federal and local officials changed their position on whether face coverings protect against the coronavirus. This is new terrain for many, who find themselves ...

The niqab is a model of presence in which one side reads the facial expressions of those around her, but they cannot read hers. In a classroom, where discourse is conducted through facial expressions, ...

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Spain does not have a nationwide ban on the burka or niqab. Attempts by local authorities to impose restrictions have been ...

A 28-year-old woman became the first person in Denmark to be fined under a new law which prohibits wearing garments that cover the face in public after an incident at a shopping center on Friday.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Aysha Obeid couldn't get a job as a shop assistant in Dubai because of the veil that covered her face, exposing only her eyes to the outside world. So to improve her employment ...

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 ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — Prime Minister Youssef Chahed of Tunisia on Friday prohibited anyone wearing the niqab, a religious covering for the face with only an opening for the eyes, from entering public ...

Tunisia has banned people from wearing the niqab – a full-face veil – in public institutions, citing security concerns. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed signed a government order Friday that prohibits ...