For centuries, women have fought to be seen, to be heard, and to be treated as equals. We’ve battled to step out of the shadows, into workplaces, schools, governments, and the public eye. Yet today, ...

Hijab, niqab, burka - there are lots of different kinds of coverings worn by Muslim women all over the world. Some women wear a headscarf to cover their head and hair, while others wear a burka or ...

Sri Lanka’s recent announcement banning the burqa (among other face coverings) and its shuttering of over 1,000 Islamic schools in the country is a testament to the government’s tendency to advance an ...

Swiss voters approved a referendum to ban religious veils like the burqa or the niqab. A survey found no evidence that the minority who wear a niqab are connected to extremism, instead choosing to do ...

Denmark has announced plans to ban burkas in schools and universities as part of its battle against so-called “parallel ...

Sri Lankan police announced on Tuesday that they were extending the detention of Muslim MP Rishad Bathiudeen and his younger brother Riyaj Bathiudeen for 90 more days under the country’s Prevention of ...

Sri Lanka’s move to ban the burqa has created fear and tension among the island nation's minority Muslim community. A young Muslim girl says she is scared after learning about the proposed ban on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discussions around face coverings such as the burka have been reignited after a Reform UK MP's question in parliament. (Getty) ...

Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools in the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. A burqa is a garment worn by some Muslim ...