Portugal's parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a ...

If signed into law, Portugal would join  Austria, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, who have full or partial bans on face ...

Two Muslim women in Portugal who wear the hijab have spoken out against a ban on the burka, saying that it threatens women’s ...

Portugal’s parliament on Friday approved a bill seeking to ban face veils worn for religious or gender-related reasons in ...

Portugal’s Parliament, in a landmark vote on October 17, approved a highly controversial bill prohibiting face veils like ...

LISBON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament approved on Friday a bill to ban face veils used for "gender or religious ...

Italy’s ruling party introduced a bill on Wednesday (October 8) to ban the burqa and niqab face and body coverings in public spaces across the country. The proposed legislation also calls for ...

PARIS (AP) Mass transport, hospitals, post offices these and all public services in France would be off-limits to Muslim women wearing face-covering veils if a parliamentary panel's recommendations, ...

Syria has banned women wearing the niqab from attending its universities. JERUSALEM, July 20, 2010 -- In a highly unusual move, the Syrian regime announced a nationwide, immediate ban on women wearing ...

Italy's ruling Brothers of Italy party put forward legislation on Wednesday to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, part ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Muslim woman from Grand Rapids is suing Kent County after she says she was forced to remove her head covering for a jail booking photo. The 29-page lawsuit alleges Jannah Hague ...