GENEVA (AP) – At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to vote on a long-laid proposal to ban face-coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.
The 23-year career of a family doctor hangs in the balance after he reportedly asked a Muslim woman to remove a veil covering her mouth so that he could better understand what she was saying about the condition of her ill child.
A Turkish tourist has been slapped with a 1,000 kroner (£121) fine in Denmark after she entered a police station to renew her visa while wearing a full-face Islamic veil.
Senior Tory Brexiteer MPs on the right of the party are revolting against the politically correct investigation of Boris Johnson for joking about the burqa, with one threatening a “civil war”.
Three robbers have been found guilty of murder and manslaughter after torturing and “beat[ing] to death” a father before one entered his jewellery shop disguised in an Islamic burqa.
The mainstream media has been embarrassed by a data poll which shows a large majority of the British public do not believe criticising the burqa is “racist” and would support banning the garment
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An Iranian-born designer made more than a fashion statement in Denmark on Wednesday by showcasing models wearing the conservative Muslim niqab, and others dressed as police officers, days after a law banning the full-face coverings worn
A Muslim female doctor has penned a viral column backing Boris Johnson’s mocking of the Islamic face veil, arguing it is an “anti-Western” political statement and claiming Islam “certainly does mandate modesty”.
Theresa May has led demands for Boris Johnson to apologise for comparing Islamic burqas and face veils to the appearance of bank robbers and “letterboxes.”
HELSINKI (AP) — A 28-year-old woman wearing a face veil has become the first person in Denmark to be fined for violating a new law banning such garments in public places.
The Swiss government is considering introducing penalties for forcing women to wear Islamic face veils, as a referendum on a total ban on the garments nationwide looms.
Most Brits back a ban on Islamic burkas or niqabs, a new survey has found, and a significant portion said Islam, in general, is not compatible with their British way of life.
Britain’s top judge has referenced medieval Quranic sources and “sharia law” to justify asking Muslim women to remove the full-face veil and burqa at some points in court.
A senior scout leader who was expelled from his job after criticising other leaders wearing the full face Islamic veil in front of children has launched a lawsuit against the Scout Association.
The head of the UK’s schools inspectorate was targeted with anti-Semitic abuse after she backed a school’s decision to ban infants from wearing the Islamic headscarf.
A well-regarded primary school has been forced to drop a ban on small children fasting and wearing Islamic headscarves after accusations of “Islamophobia”.
Three Islamist women, including a mother and daughter accused of planning a knife rampage outside the Houses of Parliament, appeared in court today.
A Muslim woman’s benefits were cut by 30 per cent in the Netherlands after she refused to remove her niqab to help her secure a job.
