BRUSSELS – BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's lower house of parliament on Thursday banned burqa-type Islamic dress in public, but the measure faces a challenge in the Senate which will delay early enactment ...

The French cabinet last month approved legislation to ban women in France from wearing full Islamic face-coverings, the burqa, and niqab, in public areas. France, which contains Europe’s largest ...

A government proposal to ban the wearing of full-face veils for public servants in Germany is moving closer to becoming law. The legislation, which still needs upper house approval before becoming ...

But in Quebec, it’s much, much closer to the real thing, Lawmakers there just passed a bill barring those who wear face coverings — yes, like the niqab, like the burqa — from accessing public services ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday approved a partial ban on the full-face ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator who a month ago provoked an angry backlash by wearing a burqa in Parliament urged lawmakers on Thursday to ban full-face Islamic coverings in public ...

A Muslim group that opposes the introduction of Shari‘a, or Islamic law, in Canada, is urging the federal government to ban the wearing of the burqa in public, saying it “marginalizes women.” In ...

A law in France that forbids Muslim women from wearing face coverings in public goes into effect Monday. President Nicolas Sarkozy pushed for the... France's Burqa Ban Adds To Anti-Muslim Climate A ...

(CNN)-- Denmark's parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab or burqa. The measure ...

A far-right Australian lawmaker has prompted angry accusations of racism after wearing a burqa in parliament to draw attention to her push to ban the garment in public. Pauline Hanson, the leader of ...