In her first solo exhibition, Junghwa Hong takes up the burqa, the flowing garment worn by some Muslim women to cover face and body. Her sensitive paintings at CB1 Gallery — the gallery’s last before ...

Newly‑elected MP Sarah Pochin used her first question in Parliament to ask whether the UK government would follow France and ...

The government of Kazakhstan has banned the wearing of burqa and hijab. Women and girls will no longer be able to wear such clothes that completely cover the face in public places. People may be ...

Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday approved a partial ban on the full-face burqa, worn by women who adhere to stricter forms of Islam, in public places where safety is a priority, such as schools and ...

The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.

Women not covered from head to toe are being prevented from entering public health facilities in western Afghanistan. The ...

Ahmedabad: During the discussion at the general board meeting of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) held on Friday, a ...

The Netherlands’ ban on face-covering clothing, including the Islamic burqa and niqab, took effect on Thursday, but authorities say they are unwilling to enforce the controversial law. The new Dutch ...

I work in a public library in a very large American city and have encountered several women in a burqa at the reference desk. Immediately I am struck by how our culture is not set up for a woman to be ...

It can be tricky being a politician designing policy. You start out with a bold, simple aim, then end up mired in regulatory purgatory. So it goes for the designers of Austria's so-called "burqa ban." ...

The Dutch government, facing re-election next week, said Friday it plans to draw up legislation "as soon as possible" banning the head-to-toe garment known as burqas and other clothing that covers the ...

The design for a burqa-style dress was never shown to the princess – and the outfit was never made, designer Elizabeth Emanuel tells PEOPLE Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has ...