The ruling party in the Balearic Islands has submitted a proposal to parliament calling for the burka and niqab to be banned. The People's Party of the Balearic Islands - which emerged as the largest ...

MEBOURNE, Australia — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.

A British MP is pushing to ban the burqa, and the debate is exploding across the country. Supporters argue it’s about security and integration, while critics call it authoritarian and discriminatory.

Few issues related to Islam and Muslims seem to raise attention levels to the same heights as the topic of Muslim women’s dress. Not hundreds of millions of lives displaced or endangered by floods in ...

Most women in Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI favours a moderate version of Islam, prefer the hijab headscarf that does not cover the face. Moroccos ban on the sale and production of burqa full-face ...

Sir Sadiq Khan said he "wouldn't dream" of telling women what to wear after Reform UK's Laila Cunningham indicated she would support a burka ban if she becomes mayor of London.

MEBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.