
BERLIN (Reuters) – Under pressure to toughen their stance on migrants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives called on Thursday for an effective ban on the burqa, saying the full body covering worn by some Muslim women should not be worn
by Reuters11 Dec 2015, 1:49 AM PST0

A senior German politician, who backs a national burqa ban, has said that the law should also cover tourists to the country from the Arab world. The Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Ilse Aigner, was speaking to German newspaper Die
by Sarkis Zeronian30 Nov 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

Ban the burqa and enact urgent new immigration laws. That is the simple prescription for social order from Slovenia’s parliamentary opposition as the tiny European nation struggles to cope with the migrant invasion convulsing its borders and interior. A new bill proposed by the
by Simon Kent26 Nov 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

The government of Senegal has just announced a ban on wearing the burqa, or Islamic full-face veil, following mass arrests of individuals with suspected ties to ISIS affiliate Boko Haram. Senegal’s population is 92 percent Muslim.
by Frances Martel18 Nov 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

A senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has called for a burqa ban and stricter immigration rules for Germany. Guido Wolf, a senior politician in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg, made the call in an
by Sarkis Zeronian3 Nov 2015, 8:41 AM PST0

A German primary school has banned students, staff and parents from wearing a burqa or niqab on school premises, and even claims to have gained the full support of local Muslim organisations in the process. Teachers and parents at the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds21 Oct 2015, 3:52 AM PST0

Following a similar initiative covering the entirety of Chad, the nation of Cameroon has imposed a ban on the Islamic burqa in the nation’s northern territories, which have been the target of repeated attacks by Boko Haram jihadists, who often use the burqa to disguise explosives.
by Frances Martel16 Jul 2015, 9:17 AM PST0