
JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi man was arrested in a shopping mall in the city of Taeef while dressed in a niqab, a traditional women’s garb. The man, who is in his twenties, aroused the suspicion of a passer-by. He
by Ali Waked31 Dec 2015, 1:22 AM PST0

A 27-year-old woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison following an incident in a police station after her arrest for refusing to take off her niqab. Stephanie Djato was arrested on 31 May 2012 at a bus stop in the Brussels borough of Jette. She had
by Sarkis Zeronian22 Dec 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

The northern Italian region of Lombardy has passed regulations forbidding access into hospitals and public buildings to anyone wearing face-covering garments, such as the burqa and niqab; this is the first regional law to explicitly outlaw Islamic face coverings in Italy.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.12 Dec 2015, 5:17 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

Celebrating the defeat of Stephen Harper and the Conservatives, the CBC is framing Canada’s election as a battle of good versus evil, with the heroic Justin Trudeau and his Liberals overcoming the “dark forces” of the Canadian right.
by Robert Kraychik27 Oct 2015, 11:55 AM PST0

There have been a couple of disturbing signs lately that the United Kingdom no longer aspires to have one law for all, that instead UK Muslims are entitled to preferential treatment. Both signs take the form of extending special privileges to Muslim
by Johanna Markind8 Oct 2015, 2:53 AM PST0

Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, has a history of courting Muslim voters through flirtations with Islamic fundamentalism. This has included addressing a mosque with ties to Hamas and defending the niqab.
by Robert Kraychik19 Aug 2015, 2:26 PM PST0

Britain’s most senior judge has said that Muslim women should be allowed to wear the veil in court as it is important to show respect for other people’s cultures. Lord Neuberger, the President of the Supreme Court said that it
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Apr 2015, 7:34 AM PST0

The Supreme Court has just agreed to hear a case concerning the rights of a woman to wear hijab, a headscarf, while working at Abercrombie and Fitch. This case began in 2008, in Tulsa, Oklahoma on behalf of then seventeen-year-old
by Dr. Phyllis Chesler18 Dec 2014, 8:08 AM PST0