Headscarf

Uzbekistan lifts school headscarf ban after parents' appeals

The decision follows the amendment earlier this year of the country's law on freedom of conscience to allow women to wear the hijab in public places.

Critics say EU court ruling on headscarves reinforces Islamophobia

Faith groups and thousands of women say EU court order allowing firms to ban employees from wearing headscarf under certain conditions pushes for "businesses to adopt Islamophobic hiring practices."

Macron party head warns candidate in headscarf won't get party support

Stanislas Guerini, who helped found President Macron's centrist movement in 2016, threatens to pull back support for Sara Zemmahi, who is running for office in the southern city of Montpellier.

Swiss vote on banning face veils in referendum criticized as Islamophobic

Although the proposal "Yes to a ban on full facial coverings" does not mention the burqa or the niqab — there is no doubt what the debate concerns amid a campaign by some of the country's politicians to assign labels for Islam and its followers.

Indonesia bans forced hijab for school girls

Indonesia’s move has been applauded by rights activists, who say non-Muslim girls were forced for years to wear the head-covering in conservative parts of the country.

Swedish court lifts Muslim headscarf ban at schools in southern town

Malmo Administrative Court of Appeals revoked the ban on headscarves in the school that the municipal council in Skurup previously put in place, prompting criticism among Muslims and teachers.

UK airport police admits wrongdoing in forcing Muslim woman to remove hijab

The draconian counter-terrorism law Schedule 7 was used by police to force the woman to remove her hijab at Heathrow Airport for photos.

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Australian 'Islamophobic attack'

Shocking security camera footage showed a man approaching a table of three women wearing headscarves at a cafe and then lunging to attack a 31-year-old woman, who police said is 38 weeks pregnant.

Meet the women who fight extremism in Afghan universities

With extremism creeping into the educational institutions of Afghanistan, some women are being targeted for wearing ‘provocative’ clothes.

Hijab-wearing women struggle to find work in Germany

The neutrality law in eight German states indicates a structural bias against hijab-wearing women and the structural discrimination scuttles their efforts to find suitable jobs.

South Africa army reviews uniform policy, allows women to wear headscarves

The army says Muslim women will be allowed to wear headscarves with their uniforms as part of an interim agreement while talks continue with the Muslim Judicial Council.

Austrian MPs approve headscarf ban in primary schools

The government says the patka head covering worn by Sikh boys or the Jewish kippa would not be affected. It admits the law is likely to be challenged at the constitutional court level.