| 单词 | niqab |
| 例句 | I don’t say anything and stare at the niqab swinging slightly. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Lifting her niqab right up to her forehead and then flipping it back, she speaks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She lets her niqab drop, then the eye screen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The first thing I notice about wearing the niqab is that you have to like your own breath. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z If I wore a niqab, the Pringles wouldn’t get any pictures of me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She’s wearing niqab—well, beyond that, because her eyes are covered too by an almost sheer black fabric. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I frame a shot of a woman in niqab, a face covering, decorating Julies freckled arm with intricate designs of henna. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It shows two girls in niqab, vlogging, accompanied by really simple, ugly white doodles and words scratched on top of almost every image. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Then she takes out the final piece of my outfit: the face veil or niqab, a small rectangular piece of black fabric with ties extending on either side. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “You didn’t ask. I wear niqab, don’t I?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Sausun stops moving, the niqab dangling from her hand by one of the ties. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Some, like my mother, simply draped scarves over their faces; this is called niqab. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “So, because I won’t be able to see a hundred percent through my niqab, I’ll probably trip on this thing and fall?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z When she comes down to get her bag, she flips up her niqab and gives me a grim smile. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I pretend it isn’t tears that drop onto the black fabric of the niqab as I bring it to my face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They acknowledged that while the niqab may be suitable for them, it might not work for others. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z It was the first European country to pass a law banning burqa and niqab garments that conceal the face in public. European Court of Human Rights upholds French law banning veil 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z They requested she remove her niqab, so she asked for a female photographer. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want a partial ban on the niqab, or face veil, while in Austria right-wing politicians have called for a ban on the burqa, which covers the face and body. French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The 40 niqab wearers I interviewed for my book considered it a religious practice. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z “When you’re wearing a niqab, even your eyebrows are covered, so you use your eyes, your hands and your tone of voice to express yourself,” she says. ‘Remember to smile with your eyes’: how to stay safe and look great in a face mask 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z She also asked people not to support her for her insistence on wearing the niqab, and that the whole issue "be kept to one side", for people only to pay attention to her poetry. The Saudi housewife who spoke out 2010-04-12T10:00:00Z Her sister Sarah started wearing a niqab around the same time, while completing her engineering degree at Rice University. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z France, under former conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy, was the first European country to pass a law banning burqa and niqab garments that conceal the face in public. Covered on the catwalk: modest fashion struts its stuff in Paris 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z There are also several scenes that show the daughters talking about the hajib and niqab. "Four Daughters" seeks to understand radicalization by ISIS: "People can go to the side of darkness" 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Ironically, she was also criticised for not removing her niqab in order to appear on TV. The Saudi housewife who spoke out 2010-04-12T10:00:00Z Three months later, she quit her job and started wearing a niqab, covering her face from view when in the presence of men other than her husband. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z On March 7, Swiss citizens will be voting on a niqab ban in a nationwide referendum. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The niqab is worn by a small minority of Muslim women. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z She is used to explaining that a niqab is not a burqa and that no, she doesn’t wear it at home. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z The white-haired, white-bearded Abdallah called Maria TV a victory for women who wear the niqab "after years of discrimination and injustice." Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled women 2012-07-24T18:31:11Z I am appalled to hear the defence of the niqab or burka in Europe. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Mr. Segert added that, instead of the Swiss flag, the Matterhorn was tried, but the mix of minarets with the woman in a niqab and the mountain created confusion. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z So for a woman to choose to wear niqab is above and beyond what the Koran calls for.” For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z And those who choose to wear the niqab are doing that to an extreme. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z In January I was able to reach 16 women who agreed to be interviewed about their experiences of wearing the niqab one year into the pandemic. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Only one character in my play wears the niqab, but the issue of Islamic dress came up in every interview I did. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Among the more disputed proposals is a call for a partial ban on the burqa and niqab garments. German conservatives call for partial ban on face veil 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z I detest the niqab and the burka for their erasure of women and for dangerously equating piety with that disappearance – the less of you I can see, the closer you must be to God. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z The black niqab reduces the doll to two unseeing, but terrified, glassy eyes — frozen, inert and helpless. A woman’s place in the Middle East? For some, it’s behind a camera. 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z If a women wearing a niqab wanted to board the elevator with me, I'd seriously hesitate. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Raised in what she described as a “minimally religious” household by parents who wore typical American clothes, Hebah used to think that women who wore a niqab were crazy, she said. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z Look at all these new characters we can create, her work seems to say, as she presents a punk band manager who vapes underneath a pleather niqab. ‘Polite Society’ Review: Pride and Plenty of Fists 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z I found that many recently adopted the niqab because walking around with a covered face became less daunting as more people appeared in public with face masks. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z All of them made the decision to wear the niqab when they were single. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z From the age of 10, she wants to dress in the niqab, the full-body garment covering everything but the eyes. Memoirs Take the Wheel 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z She later found herself in front of the Michigan Supreme Court, arguing for her right to wear the niqab in court. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z The image of minarets beside the woman in the niqab stirs up a negative feeling among target voters. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z The movie opens at a costume party where Leila sports a niqab over a pink bikini, her cultural contradictions on brazen display. ‘The Persian Version’ Review: A Bumpy Road Out of Iran 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Women feel under pressure to swelter under a heavy niqab. A darker shade of blue 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The niqab is a constant reminder to do the right thing. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z Many of the mothers wore hijabs; one wore a full niqab, with just her eyes visible. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z France, under former conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy, was the first European country to pass a law banning burqa and niqab garments that conceal the face in public. Covered on the catwalk: modest fashion struts its stuff in Paris 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z As I found, many wanted to wear the niqab to underscore the religious character of this practice. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Roula Allouch statements don't acknowledge the elephant in the room, and it's not the beautiful and tasteful hijab, it's the complete blackness and frightening nature of the niqab. Flying While Muslim: A Civil Rights Advocate on Travel Right Now 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z "I am broadcasting a new era for women who wear niqab, for a new kind of woman," said Abdallah, who wore a traditional white Egyptian robe for men known as a galabeya. Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled women 2012-07-24T18:31:11Z A decade ago, the niqab was rarely seen in Egypt and it remains a minority fashion. Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled women 2012-07-24T18:31:11Z But this woman, dressed in a black abaya and niqab, is in Saudi Arabia, which until 2018 banned women from driving. Haifaa Al-Mansour: 'Female leaders are crushed. Look at Hillary Clinton' 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Women who adopted the niqab after the beginning of the pandemic also described their experiences to me. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Many enjoyed the sense of "invisibility" while wearing the niqab. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The niqab is not mentioned by the Quran – which mandates only modest clothing for both men and women more generally. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Khloe again faced backlash for cultural appropriation when she posted a selfie wearing a niqab - a religious covering - while on holiday. Zara Larsson: Why do celebrities wear offensive outfits? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Um Iyad, wearing a black niqab or face veil, hints at troubled thoughts as she walks along solemnly with her daughter. The Gaza family tending World War graves for 100 years 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Her community doesn’t believe that though, and she claims it’s because she wears the conservative niqab veil that covers most of her face. Former IS families face neighbors’ hatred returning home 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Bedouin women are more conservative and some cover their faces with the niqab veil. Status of women in Qatar, host of World Cup 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z France, which has the largest Muslim minority in Europe, estimated at 5 million, in 2010 introduced a ban on full-face niqab and burqa veils in public. French court scraps rule allowing burkinis in Grenoble swimming pools 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z A children's book that attracted criticism for describing people wearing turbans and a niqab as unfriendly has been withdrawn from sale. Biff and Chip: Publishers pull 'no longer appropriate' book 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z She writes about the time her white mother, who was wearing a niqab, was abused by a man in Cardiff indoor market. Identity: What does it mean to be Welsh? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z There is no law and order and women there have been killed just for removing their niqab, the veil worn by conservative Muslim women, security officials said. Crisis looms in Syria camps, jails holding foreign nationals 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z "Most fathers here would still not be okay with their daughters working all day alongside men; even if they're the boss, even if they're wearing the niqab." Saudi women barrel into workforce in changing kingdom 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Following their mother’s lead, each layered on a black dress, black abaya, head scarf and niqab, as well as a face mask. Taliban Allow Girls to Return to Some High Schools, but With Big Caveats 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Beneath an illustration of a busy marketplace full of people wearing turbans and a niqab - a type of Islamic veil - Biff says: "Let's stay together... The people don't seem very friendly." Biff and Chip: Publishers pull 'no longer appropriate' book 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Inside, women dress in black and wear the niqab - a face veil with an opening for the eyes, worn by some Muslim women. The children of IS: 'It's a disaster we cannot deal with' 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “I started wearing the niqab from the first day of the coming of the Taliban,” said Parisa, who works at a school in Kabul. A harsh new reality for Afghan women and girls in Taliban-run schools 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z In many areas of Afghanistan, women are having to cover their faces with a niqab or burka. Giving birth under the Taliban 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Female students must wear an abaya, or robe, and niqab, or face veil. Afghanistan: Resistance leader says open to peace talks with Taliban 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Dressed in a black niqab and abaya she and her husband got into the car and set off. Afghanistan: Shukria Barakzai's whispered voice notes and dramatic escape 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z According to research by the University of Lucerne, almost no-one in Switzerland wears a burka and only around 30 women wear the niqab. Switzerland referendum: Voters projected to ban face coverings in public 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z No one in Switzerland wears a burqa and only around 30 women wear the niqab, the University of Lucerne estimates. Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Moving to the small, majority white college town, Latif was warned that people would make fun of her niqab, a veil worn by some Muslim women covering everything but their eyes. Delaware school serves more than a million meals in pandemic 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z “The regent still wears a mask, not a niqab,” said Mr. Artanto, who like many Indonesians uses one name. In Indonesia, False Virus Cures Pushed by Those Who Should Know Better 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z For four months, the government banned the niqab, which some Muslim women wear to cover their faces and bodies. Two Wealthy Sri Lankan Brothers Became Suicide Bombers. But Why? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z “It’s like being with my sister,” she said, giggling, and lifted her niqab to let me see her face. 'Mama Boko Haram': one woman's extraordinary mission to rescue 'her boys' from terrorism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Concern that the niqab is associated with terrorism prompted Indonesia’s religious affairs minister, Fachrul Razi, a former army general, to call for a ban on employees’ and visitors’ wearing niqabs in government buildings. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z In al-Hawl, where militant women police communal spaces, everyone still wears the obligatory black niqab and robes. We must not abandon the women and children of Isis in Syrian camps | Azadeh Moaveni 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z On Thursday, Plaid Cymru posted a picture on Twitter of Ms Al-Faifi, who wears a face-veil or niqab, to promote the party election broadcast later that evening. Plaid suspend member over anti-Semitism claims 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z There are also characters like Hulkling and Wiccan - both members of the Young Avengers - who are in a gay relationship and X-Men member Dust, who is from Afghanistan and wears a niqab. Marvel Comics at 80: From bankruptcy to billions 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z When her husband started telling her that he did not like the way men were admiring her face, she began wearing the niqab to conceal it. 'Mama Boko Haram': one woman's extraordinary mission to rescue 'her boys' from terrorism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z He fears that some government workers are being attracted to extremist thought and sees the niqab as a sign of radicalization. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Before the niqab- lad Isis woman became visual shorthand for barbarism, niqab-clad Iranian woman inhabited that space. From ‘our girls’ to ‘brides of Isis’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z During his first Prime Minister’s Questions earlier this month, Johnson was asked to apologize for his previous writings that compared Muslim women in Britain who wear a niqab to “letterboxes” and “bank robbers.” Widower of murdered lawmaker and Boris Johnson’s sister join criticism of prime minister’s language in Brexit debate 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z They said she had suggested dispensing with her black niqab, the face covering worn by ultraconservative Muslim women. At a sprawling tent camp in Syria, ISIS women impose a brutal rule 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Last month, an Azerbaijani woman smothered her 14-year-old granddaughter to death for refusing to wear the niqab outside her tent. Inside al-Hawl camp, the incubator for Islamic State's resurgence 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Unlike at the male-dominated Al Fatah school, where women and girls as young as 5 are required to wear the niqab, thousands of mainly urban, middle-class women have made that choice for themselves. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z “It doesn’t fit Amsterdam to take women out of the tram for wearing a niqab,” Ms. Halsema said at the time. On First Day of the Partial Ban on Burqas, Dutch Officials Decline to Enforce It 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The Netherlands’ ban on face-covering clothing, including the Islamic burqa and niqab, took effect on Thursday, but authorities say they are unwilling to enforce the controversial law. Dutch burqa ban becomes law, but rendered ineffective because authorities won't enforce it 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The Nida party in Rotterdam has said it will pay fines enforced on niqab wearers and has opened an account where people can deposit money. Dutch 'burqa ban' rendered largely unworkable on first day 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Very few women in the Netherlands wear a burqa or niqab and it is unclear how strenuously the law will be enforced. Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing comes into force 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z I explain that all the wives of the Prophet wore a niqab.” The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z It noted that Muslim groups have highlighted the burqa and niqab ban as a measure they feel targets them. On First Day of the Partial Ban on Burqas, Dutch Officials Decline to Enforce It 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Human Rights Committee last year ruling that France violated the human rights of two women by fining them for wearing the niqab. Dutch burqa ban becomes law, but rendered ineffective because authorities won't enforce it 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z A video posted on Twitter shows a woman wearing a niqab yelling at people, including one person in a rainbow flag. Police probe 'homophobic abuse' at Pride event 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z “For me, it’s better to be separate. If we work with the men, I have to wear my abaya and my niqab – it’s less comfortable.” An 'oasis' for women? Inside Saudi Arabia’s vast new female-only workspaces 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z “When I started here, it was really rare to see women and girls wearing a niqab,” she said. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Some say the Conservative embrace of a niqab ban and a pledge to set up a tip line to report “barbaric cultural practices” turned off many new Canadians. Canada’s Trudeau is down in the polls. Can Conservatives take advantage? 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z She put on a niqab and went to the market where she gave the men following her the slip, she said. Gambian pageant winner accuses ex-president Yahya Jammeh of rape 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z One meme showed a man with a long beard, in battle camouflage, brandishing a pistol in one hand and holding the hand of a woman wearing niqab. What happened when I met my Islamophobic troll 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka – As Sri Lanka's long civil war ended in this once-contested region along its eastern coast, Muslim women eager to show their piousness began wearing the black niqab veil to hide their faces. After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “Even though we are wearing a niqab like this, it doesn’t mean that we become weak Muslim women,” Ms. Idhanur said after dismounting. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z On Monday, the first day of the ban, Associated Press journalists briefly saw only one woman wearing the niqab on the streets. After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The niqab and burka – predominately worn by Muslim women – were not specifically named. Sri Lanka emergency law bans face coverings as church urges more vigorous crackdown on militants 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The niqab and burka - worn by Muslim women - were not specifically named. Sri Lanka bans face coverings after attacks 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z They disagreed over whether they'd asked their own wives to wear the niqab. After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z At Al Fatah’s elementary school for girls, students begin wearing the niqab at 5. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z They disagreed over whether they’d asked their own wives to wear the niqab. After Sri Lanka blasts, government targets the niqab veil 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Only a small number of women in Sri Lanka wear the face-covering niqab. Sri Lankan police raid HQ of Islamic group suspected of attacks 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z The former nurse grabs her niqab with a black-gloved hand, "This is my choice," she says. The women and children no-one wants 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “My mother didn’t understand, she said I’d changed. But I’m like before, I just wear a niqab,” she added, referring to her face covering. Special Report: Forgotten victims - The children of Islamic State 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Idhanur, the rider and archer, first came to Al Fatah when she was 13 and began wearing a niqab then. The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women To Be Seen Differently 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z All the women at the checkpoint on Tuesday were dressed head-to-toe in black including the full face veil, or niqab. 'This isn't over': Islamic State loyalties linger despite defeat 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z “I saw a woman wearing niqab, I was afraid as it was something strange in Tunis,” Ali said. No regrets for woman who stuck by Islamic State through defeats 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z "In Belgium I couldn't wear my niqab - this is my choice." The women and children no-one wants 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Nearby, a man holding a child extends his hand towards a woman trying to climb up on the back of another truck, while a young woman looks at me through her niqab. Final days of the 'Isis caliphate' – photo essay 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The Liberal government that succeeded hers chose a much more surgical approach to religious symbols, which banned only face-coverings like the niqab or burqa and not hijabs, crucifixes or yarmulkes. Québec battles with schools and police departments over efforts to ban religious symbols from heads and necks 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z A few months ago, when she removed her niqab, he beat her and locked her up again, she said. Saudi Woman Who Fled Home Embraces All Things Canadian. (O.K., Maybe Not Winter.) 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z They taunted her, calling her “penguin” because of her niqab, she said. The jihadists no one wants 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z They were Muslim, completely veiled in the full niqab, yet they were my daughters and when they showed their faces, I saw they still looked like me. 'My abducted daughter is in war-torn Yemen' 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z However, many questioned the insinuation that women who wear the niqab lack freedom and suggested people should be free to choose what they wear. 'Freedom is basic' niqab ad criticised 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Seven years ago, she made the decision to wear the niqab. 'A pound shop stopped me buying scissors' 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z A number agreed that the design of Dust's outfit was not reflective of a realistic niqab and took issue with the form-fitting outfit. Hijab hero's latex livery criticised 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z He recounted the reception to a scene in one of his recent plays in which a scantily clad woman wearing a niqab, or face veil, performs a pole dance. ‘Iraqis aren’t spiritual. They like to party.’ Baghdad revels as violence recedes. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The party is campaigning on policies that include a ban on the niqab, restriction of political asylum to Danes, Finns and Norwegians, and no work permits for all but the most essential foreign workers. Sweden’s far right courts immigrant voters in bid to make historic gains 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The Egyptian movie star later was seen wearing the even more conservative face veil, or niqab. Movie star’s lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The policy is widely viewed as being targeted at Muslim women who wear veils such as the niqab. From France to Denmark, bans on full-face Muslim veils are spreading across Europe 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z "A woman who wears the niqab needs that attitude and thick skin just to walk down the street." Hijab hero's latex livery criticised 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Johnson said he was against a ban but his comments, whether throwaway or carefully calculated – including that the burqa and niqab were “odd” and “oppressive” – have had real-life consequences for many British Muslims. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Tell Mama project, which monitors anti-Muslim violence, reported an increase in incidents of abuse aimed at women wearing the niqab or hijab over the past week. Muslims warn PM of Johnson 'whitewash' 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z One recently rekindled debate is whether wearing the hijab or the niqab is a religious duty or simply an option. Movie star’s lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z In the week before Johnson’s comments, Tell Mama reported no incidents against women wearing a niqab. ‘Morally empty’ Johnson is courting fascism, says peer as Tory crisis mounts 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z A niqab is a face veil that leaves an open area around the eyes and is worn with an accompanying headscarf. Models protest Denmark's burka ban 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Her parents have pressured her not to wear the niqab. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z She places the niqab on her face and there is a bit of giggling – she doesn’t normally wear one, but says she sells many and appreciates why women want to wear them. Belittled by burqa row, British Muslims fear rise in hate crime 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the BBC explains the differences between a hijab, a niqab and a burka. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Denmark last week followed France, Germany, Austria and Belgium in banning face-covering garments such as the burka and niqab in public places. Johnson burka 'letterbox' jibe sparks anger 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z A 28-year-old woman wearing a niqab on Friday became the first person in Denmark to be fined for violating a new law banning full-face Islamic veils in public places, media reported. First woman fined in Denmark for wearing full-face veil 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Does she think the niqab row will blow over, or is it here to stay? ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Siddiqui, 27, says Blackburn has experienced a rise in women wearing the niqab. Belittled by burqa row, British Muslims fear rise in hate crime 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Some carried posters with the messages, “Fingers away from my niqab” and “My clothes, my choice.” Denmark’s Ban on Muslim Face Veil Met With Protest 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Supporters and opponents of a ban in Denmark on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, are clashing verbally as the law takes effect. Danish burqa ban comes into effect amid protests 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Police took a photograph of the woman wearing the niqab, and obtained security camera footage from the shopping centre of the incident. First woman fined in Denmark for wearing full-face veil 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z It is just over a week since the former foreign secretary Boris Johnson likened women who wear the niqab – the face veil – to “letterboxes” and “bank robbers” in a column for the Daily Telegraph. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The last time there was an increase in sales of the niqab at the shop was in 2006. Belittled by burqa row, British Muslims fear rise in hate crime 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Popularly known as the “Burqa Ban,” it is mostly seen as being directed at the niqab and burqa. Danish ban on face-covering garments enters into force 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Popularly known as the “burqa ban”, it is mostly seen as being directed at the niqab and burqa. Danish burqa ban comes into effect amid protests 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z A religious policeman prowling Buraidah’s market area on Sunday spotted two women without the niqab. Saudi Women Take the Wheel After Driving Ban Is Lifted 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z In the week after the column, 14 women wearing the hijab and seven who wore the niqab reported abuse to the organisation. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Seeing an attacker beneath every niqab wasn’t just self-protection, it was training. In the Army and the Klan, he hated Muslims. Now one was coming to his home. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z It becomes the latest in a number of EU countries to pass such a ban, which mainly affects Muslim women wearing a niqab or burka. Denmark passes ban on full-face veils 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z This month, a video emerged showing a white man verbally abusing a woman who was wearing a niqab at a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf store in Riverside, California. 'Coffee shop racism': Starbucks arrests highlight behavior that crosses a line 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z “We don’t want just one or two to get closer,” shouted a woman cloaked in a niqab, the full-body female garb worn by devout Muslims, urging others to follow. Waves of Gazans vs. Israeli Tear Gas and Bullets: Deadliest Mayhem in Years 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Haque, who also wears the niqab, volunteers in a local school in Bolton; one of her daughters is a primary school teacher and the other a nurse. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Ampac was launched after the Harper government proposed a ban on taking citizenship oaths under a niqab or burka. What is Canada like for a refugee? 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z In the months leading up to his niqab ban, the university’s rector, Yudian Wahyudi, and members of its staff expressed alarm that more and more students were wearing the niqab in recent years. Ban on Face Veils at Indonesian University Lasted Just a Week 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z He said that whether women wear the black cloak, known as an abaya, or face-covering niqab “is not something important.” Opinion | Are Saudi Arabia’s reforms for real? A recent visit says yes. 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z It is not known how many women wear the niqab and burqa in Denmark. Danish government proposes ban on full-face veils 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Very few Muslim women in Britain wear the niqab. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z A few weeks later, another edict made the niqab compulsory, and banned all mixing of men and women. The bureaucracy of evil: how Islamic State ran a city 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z “If a cleric somewhere says it’s O.K. to wear the niqab, it’s only part of a culture, not Islam. It’s not true that there is this kind of teaching on clothing in Islam.” Ban on Face Veils at Indonesian University Lasted Just a Week 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Now the University of Montreal computer-science professor is one of many Quebec residents backing a provincial government ban on the Islamic face covering, called a niqab. Quebec’s Law on Facial Veils Fuels Fierce Debate 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z France was the first European country to ban the niqab in public places, in 2011. Danish government proposes ban on full-face veils 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z She converted to Islam 11 years ago and has worn the niqab for about five years. ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The other depicts a woman in a niqab cradling a baby wrapped in an American flag. Black Mirror star Aldis Hodge paints a portrait of divided America 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z A woman in full niqab is an unusual sight in Seattle. ‘Can I help?’ Bystander training program teaches people how to stand up for others 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Girls are taught by women wearing conservative niqab face veils banned back home. AP Exclusive: China’s Uighurs grapple with pull of extremism 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Women were ordered to wear the niqab: the black robes, gloves and veil that hide any hint of their shapes and keep them sequestered from men’s gaze even in public. Smothered by the Islamic State, an Iraqi teen dares to dream 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Has Barkatulla, who often wears the niqab, felt more vulnerable this week? ‘It has made us unsafe’: Muslim women on fear and abuse after Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z However, she was wearing a niqab, and the jihadists at the checkpoint were reluctant to insult a fellow Sunni Arab by making his wife expose her face, so she was not recognised. Nadia Murad’s tale of captivity with Islamic State 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z A sign on a wall instructed female doctors, by the authority of Isis’s moral police, the Hissba, to always wear the niqab, even when they were examining female patients. After the liberation of Mosul, an orgy of killing 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Some Muslim women happily exchange freedom for a religious perception of virtue, wearing hijab/burqa/niqab among Muslim men. In Brexit-Era London, a Mosque Sits Between Two Types of Hate 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “She wore the niqab and the gloves, but you could see her blue eyes and white skin.” Iraq’s lost generation: ‘I have forgotten what happiness is’ 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z While the bill doesn’t specifically mention specific clothing, it would prohibit the burka and niqab when people interact with the state, but it doesn’t extend to other religious symbols. Quebec lawmakers pass law obliging citizens to uncover faces 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The UK does not ban the niqab or burka. Austrian ban on veil comes into force 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The hijab, niqab and burqa represented the sexualisation and subjugation of women, she added. Muslim feminist plans to open liberal mosque in Britain 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Many are women wearing the niqab, a veil covering the entire face except the eyes, which gives them anonymity and can win sympathy from religiously conservative passengers. Shunned by the rich, Cairo’s subway speaks of economic woes 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z It is extremely hot, but they are wearing the niqab and robe-like dresses. Iraq’s lost generation: ‘I have forgotten what happiness is’ 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z A barrister representing a racist attacker who ripped a niqab off the face of a Muslim woman has linked the attack to the anti-refugee atmosphere surrounding the Brexit referendum. Brexit 'race card' linked to attack on niqab-wearing Muslim woman 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The law bans Muslim veils such as the burka or niqab, but also places restrictions on the use of medical face masks and clown makeup. Austrian ban on veil comes into force 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z A man who pulled a niqab off a woman's face and called her a "stupid" Muslim has been jailed for 15 months. Peter Scotter jailed over Sunderland niqab attack - BBC News 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z One woman in a niqab on a recent ride gave graphic details about her daughter’s illness, saying the costs of treatment forced her to beg. Shunned by the rich, Cairo’s subway speaks of economic woes 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “The way they treat people, especially women and girls with hijab, is not good. The niqab is banned,” she added, referring to the full-face veil some conservative women wear. A Syrian Refugee in Greece Learning Her Future Gets a Reminder of the Past 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z “We’re not radical at all – I don’t wear the niqab, and my husband is not religious.” 'Funding Isis? He still gets pocket money from me': doubts over Egypt crackdown 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z He cited a local uproar over the suspension of a Maldivian teacher for wearing a niqab in the classroom, and President Trump’s attempts to place travel restrictions on individuals from six predominately Muslim countries. Maldives, Tourist Haven, Casts Wary Eye on Growing Islamic Radicalism 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Earlier this year a Muslim group, the Islamic Council of Norway, sparked controversy after hiring a communications officer who wore the niqab. Norway to ban full-face veil in nurseries, schools and universities - BBC News 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z A month later, she was posing for photographs holding a rifle and wearing a niqab, a veil that covers the hair and face except for the eyes. He says he went to Syria to rescue his wife from ISIS. Now he sits in prison. 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Arriving as Osama’s young wife in Jeddah, she had reluctantly donned a chador and niqab, but underneath the black folds still wore lipstick and designer clothes. Osama bin Laden’s family on the run: ‘I never stopped praying our lives might return to normal’ 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z “Before, they were very strict about wearing the niqab, but less now because the fighting is nearer.” 'Hundreds of us will die in Raqqa’: the women fighting Isis 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z While his relatives do not regularly wear either the burka or the niqab, he is not in favour of an outright ban. General Election 2017: Would you support a burka ban? - BBC News 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z The ban, the first in Scandinavia, targets the niqab as well as burqas, balaclavas and masks, and would apply in nurseries, schools and universities. Norway to ban full-face veil in nurseries, schools and universities - BBC News 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z One user distinguished between different coverings: "I understand the safety rationale banning niqab/burqa, but banning hijab is like banning cross-shaped accessories." EU workplace headscarf ruling could force hijabis out of work - BBC News 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Before 2001, I don’t recall many women wearing the niqab, but as the years wore on it became a more common sight on the streets of London. The struggle to be British: my life as a second-class citizen 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z According to an employee of the North Sinai governor’s office, militants at a checkpoint recently stopped a bus carrying female civil servants and threatened the women if they didn’t start wearing the all-concealing niqab garment. IS militants in north Sinai showing their strength 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z One woman lifted her niqab briefly for a photo in front of a Valentine’s Day flower display. Gaza Is Outwardly Rebuilding, but Inwardly Fearful 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Eight wore a hijab, and one also wore a niqab, or face veil. Becoming an American Under Trump 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z A man has admitted pulling a niqab off a woman and subjecting her to a tirade of racial abuse. Peter Scotter admits Sunderland shopping centre niqab attack - BBC News 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z France and Belgium were the first European countries to introduce the niqab and burqa ban in 2011. Austria’s full-face veil ban is a kneejerk reaction to the rise of the far right | Julia Ebner 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Women are being threatened with punishment if they don’t wear the niqab and farmers are being forced to pay financial tribute to IS under the guise of the “zakat” mandatory Islamic donation to charity. IS militants in north Sinai showing their strength 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Detailing the package of reforms, the coalition devoted just two lines to the planned ban on the Islamic niqab and burqa. Austria to ban full-face veil in public places - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z She asked people in Luton to see what they thought about the niqab. Fashion student abused 'for wearing niqab' asks for views - BBC News 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z A face covering called the niqab became a big issue in the 2015 national Canadian election, especially in Quebec, where the vast majority of the population supported a ban on it at citizenship ceremonies. Gunmen kill 5 people inside a mosque in Quebec City 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The niqab and its banning commanded hours of debate in European parliaments. Suddenly, Muslims are America’s untouchables | Nesrine Malik 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Instead they insist on their right to dress how they like, whether in tight jeans or a full-length niqab, and not to be judged for it. The state and the veil 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The UK does not ban the niqab or burqa. Austria to ban full-face veil in public places - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The solution, he decided, was a niqab - the black, face-concealing veil that IS forces all women under its rule to wear. The policemen who dressed as women to hide from IS - BBC News 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z In November, lawmakers in the lower house of the Dutch parliament approved a ban on “face-covering clothing,” including Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab. Nebraska targets ban on religious garb worn by teachers 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “But just to be clear, the Interior Ministry didn’t ban the hijab or niqab but banned the burqa, and the burqa isn’t part of Morocco’s culture.” Morocco Said to Ban Sale of Burqas, Citing Security Concerns 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Women in Salafist circles, and in more conservative regions in the north, are more likely to wear the niqab, which leaves the area around the eyes uncovered. Morocco 'bans the sale and production of the burka' - BBC News 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The mother removed her abaya and niqab, and the father changed his T-shirt and shaved off his long beard. British couple suspected of trying to join Isis allowed to keep children 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z He'd buried it in his garden while IS was here, and he too had survived the massacre, in part thanks to a niqab. The policemen who dressed as women to hide from IS - BBC News 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Then at the end of July, thousands of niqab sets were distributed to shops. For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z “And I would actually like to ban it everywhere. I don’t want to see the full veil — no niqab, no burqa — in public life in Germany.” Angela Merkel calls for widespread ban on ‘full veil’ Islamic coverings 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Time and again I was told that under the watch of IS soldiers, women and girls had to cover themselves all day and night, wearing gloves and full niqab. Iraq's refugees: Life after IS - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Dutch lawmakers endorse burqa ban: Lawmakers in the lower house of the Dutch parliament approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing,” including Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab. World Digest: Nov. 29, 2016 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Between 100 and 400 Muslim women in the Netherlands are thought to wear the niqab. Burka ban backed by Dutch MPs for public places - BBC News 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The first of numerous decrees was issued, ordering women to don the niqab as well as gloves. For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The emphasis on the last word becomes the punch line as she whips off one niqab to reveal a second underneath. Is Social Media Disconnecting Us From the Big Picture? 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z “I want to take this niqab and stuff it down the throat of ISIS,” said Amina, an elderly woman who was clutching the black face veil in her raised fist. Fleeing Iraqi Women Tell of Harsh Treatment in Mosul 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The militants, she says, once asked her husband to whip her for not wearing a niqab. Erdogan’s war game 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Because women who wear hijab and niqab are visible representations of our religion, they face a significant risk of exposure to discrimination, harassment and attacks. How Muslim women bear the brunt of Islamophobia 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z There is no Germany-wide ban on the niqab or burka but German states are allowed to impose regional restrictions if they want to. German restaurant in Islamic veil row after woman expelled - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z In my news media delegation, there is a Yemeni woman who looks like a sweet granny until she flips on her niqab. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z ‘I want to take this niqab and stuff it down the throat of ISIS’ Fleeing Iraqi Women Tell of Harsh Treatment in Mosul 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z In 2010, the country barred people from concealing their faces in public spaces, effectively outlawing full-face veils that traditionally accompany the niqab and the burqa. French High Court to Rule on Legality of Beach Burkini Ban 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z But studies suggest that women, particularly those who wear hijab or niqab, shoulder a unique burden. How Muslim women bear the brunt of Islamophobia 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The country passed a law in 2010 banning people from concealing their face in public spaces, effectively outlawing full-face veils such as the niqab and the burqa. ‘Burkini’ Goes Against French Values, Says French Prime Minister 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z I met one young woman in a niqab, her face and body covered in heavy black cloth, clutching a plastic cup filled with swirls of mango and strawberry. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z In 2011 it became the first country in Europe to ban the full-face Islamic veil, known as the burka, as well as the partial face covering, the niqab. Nice court upholds burkinis ban, but appeal planned - BBC News 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z In 2011 it became the first country in Europe to ban the full-face Islamic veil, known as the burka as well as the partial face covering, the niqab. Cannes bans burkinis over suspected link with Islamic terrorism - BBC News 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z In each study, women who wore visible symbols of Islam such as a hijab or niqab were more likely to be targeted. How Muslim women bear the brunt of Islamophobia 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Most women cover their hair and face with a veil known as the niqab and all are required to wear a loose black dress known as the abaya in public. Column: Saudi butterfly crushed in Olympic debut in Rio 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z I know you want to know, so: A woman wearing a niqab eats ice cream by filling the spoon, then raising her veil just a bit and sticking the spoon in her mouth. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z “Burka, chador, abaya, niqab, hijab … it doesn’t matter what you call them, they are a gender prison, a negation of the individual, an obstacle to equality, an obstacle to fraternity.” 'Burkini' day at French swimming pool canceled after outcry 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z A committee of the government issued a report in 2012 saying it would be unconstitutional to ban the full burka or the niqab facial veil. Germany: Burka ban to be proposed in security clampdown - BBC News 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z A man accused of ripping a niqab from a Muslim woman in a Sunderland shopping centre and shouting racist abuse is to face a crown court hearing. Peter Scotter 'ripped' veil from Muslim woman in Sunderland - BBC News 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z His wife was unreadable, wearing a niqab that obscured her face except for a narrow slot for her eyes. Canadians stand apart in their warm embrace of refugees 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z There is hardly a long black abaya or face-covering niqab in sight. Times Square - but not as you know it - BBC News 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia hosts a beauty pageant of sorts: Miss Beautiful Morals, which considers something other than the looks of the recipient, which is evident since only the eyes are visible through the winner’s niqab. Artist Dawn Black retrospective comes to D.C.’s Curator’s Office 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z They began wearing the niqab — a black veil with an opening for the eyes. Two of her daughters joined ISIS. Now she’s trying to save her two younger girls. 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z A week after the ban came into place no women were to be seen wearing the niqab in the streets of the neighbourhood. Why is Bulgaria making a big fuss about the niqab? - BBC News 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z It has also banned the full face veil, known as the niqab, under legislation that says nobody in a public space can wear clothing intended to conceal the face. French minister compares veil wearers to 'negroes who accepted slavery' - BBC News 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z A walk down Fourth Avenue will turn up as many shop awnings in Arabic as in English, and women in hijab and niqab are as common a sight as business suits in Manhattan’s financial district. 'Part of growing up Muslim': calls for surveillance not new for Brooklynites 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z In the most recent federal election, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives mused about restricting the niqab, a ploy which actually seemed to help them in the polls, for a time. Canada is Justin Trudeau, but it is also Rob Ford 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z In his yellow notebook he writes descriptions instead: Syrian widow, the one who wears niqab, the blonde, the one with green eyes. Former Syrian Rebel Mourns Uprising’s Failure 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Bulgaria is set to become the latest EU country to ban the niqab, or face veil, after the right-wing coalition party, Patriotic Front, submitted a bill to parliament as a "pre-emptive measure". Why is Bulgaria making a big fuss about the niqab? - BBC News 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z On the night of 24 April 2015, a young Syrian took Kasiki, with her son hiding under her niqab, by motorbike to the Turkish border. ‘I went to join Isis in Syria, taking my four-year-old. It was a journey into hell’ 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z "The way my wife appeared, wearing a full niqab, the way I am wearing a turban on my head, wearing an Islamic dress. "Because people talk and say rubbish things about you, about your wife. Shaker Aamer: In his own words - BBC News 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z It was rampant in the Canadian election, when incumbent prime minister Stephen Harper made eliminating the niqab at naturalisation ceremonies a cornerstone of his campaign. The fear of being Muslim in North America - BBC News 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z He once told an acquaintance how he appreciated that Malik wore a niqab, a veil that covered almost all her face, and did not embody today's notion of a modern woman. One brother hatched a terrorist massacre, the other became a decorated U.S. veteran 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Yet the presence of about two dozen women wearing the niqab in the city created unease in the local administration. Why is Bulgaria making a big fuss about the niqab? - BBC News 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “She said she was leaving to get married,” said Ms. Qamar, who spoke to a reporter while wearing a black niqab that exposed only her eyes. Tashfeen Malik Attended Conservative Religious School in Pakistan 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Malik appeared religious even when she started at the university in 2007, wearing a niqab—the all-covering veil that leaves only the eyes exposed—throughout her time there, according to her professors. Tashfeen Malik Studied at Conservative Religious School in Pakistan 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Teachers described Ms. Malik as a polite and driven student who was visibly devout, always wearing the niqab face covering and avoiding contact with male students. Tashfeen Malik Was a ‘Saudi Girl’ Who Stood Out at a Pakistani University 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z She was always veiled, wearing a niqab, a covering that left only her eyes exposed. From pharmacy student to suspected San Bernardino terrorist: The baffling journey of Tashfeen Malik 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z What's the difference between a burqa, a niqab and a hijab? Why is Bulgaria making a big fuss about the niqab? - BBC News 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z They are beaten if their niqab is somehow too revealing, a veil too flimsy, or if they are caught walking on the street alone. Telling the Truth About ISIS and Raqqa 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Another neighbour in Paris said she was a “tomboy” who dressed in jeans, trainers and a black hat until she began wearing a niqab a month ago. Hasna Aitboulahcen: police examine remains of 'cowgirl' turned suicide bomber 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Advertisement No male lecturer knew what she looked like, however, because of the niqab. Tashfeen Malik Was a ‘Saudi Girl’ Who Stood Out at a Pakistani University 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z While serving as prime minister, Mr Harper angered many when he pledged to set up a police hotline to report "barbaric cultural practices" after taking a hard line on the niqab debate. Liberal Canadian government drops niqab case appeal - BBC News 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Then, as this fall’s election neared, Harper’s party proposed banning public servants from wearing the niqab, a Muslim face-covering — a desperate move that seemed at odds with Canada’s multicultural values. Canada’s best role: Perpetual sidekick 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z They post surveillance cameras all around Raqqa, and bands of foreign fighters, including women wearing the niqab, look for anyone taking surreptitious pictures with their phones. The Death of Two Syrian Journalists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Some even wear the full-face black niqab, attire that is exceedingly rare in the region’s big cities. Syrian War Draws Central Asians 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He also said that he would not pursue the social policies of his predecessor, like the proposed ban on public servants wearing a niqab. Who is Justin Trudeau, Canada's next prime minister? - BBC News 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z I play the role of Canadian explainer-in-chief for friends and colleagues who wonder aloud What’s up with the whole niqab story? I couldn't vote Stephen Harper out. But who runs Canada still affects me | Ruth Spencer 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The niqab issue appears to have had marginal effect beyond Quebec. In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Harper, a 56-year-old economist by training, put forth his views on facial veiling after a federal appeals court last month struck down a ban on new Canadians wearing the niqab during their swearing-in as citizens. Canada's elections might hinge on immigrant and religious issues 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z In the closing stretch of the campaign, the Conservative leader has very deliberately pivoted to identity issues – niqab veiling and hotlines for “barbaric cultural practices” – to avoid talking about energy and the economy, analysts said. Canada election: how Stephen Harper’s fossil fuel gamble may have backfired 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Harper then made the Islamic face veil a focus of the campaign after his government lost an attempt in court to ban the practice of wearing the niqab while swearing the oath of citizenship. Harper faces tough re-election bid after 10 years in power that upended Canada's liberal image 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z In the past four years, the number of women who wanted to wear the niqab while taking the oath has reached a grand total of two. Stephen Harper: master manipulator | Nick Davies 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z That support was shaken when the Harper government pursued a ban on the niqab, a face veil worn by some Muslim women, during citizenship ceremonies. In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Ignoring the niqab controversy that has obsessed the rest of the country, frustrated community leaders are now urging local Muslim parents to punish the Liberals on 19 October. Canadian election has become two-way race that will be decided by immigrants 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The case for the right to wear the niqab, at a public ceremony or as a public servant, is powerful. Freedom and the Veil 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Both sympathise with people who find the niqab off-putting but think the unveiling rule infringes freedom of religion. Veiled attack 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z In response to the ruling, the Conservative government announced its commitment to “rectifying this matter going forward” with a new, more robust niqab ban. Canada judge rejects Conservatives' request to stay niqab ruling 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z A Bloc ad managed to combine the niqab with the New Democrats’ unsettled position on a proposed oil sands pipeline. In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The discussion about the niqab is, by all accounts, a distraction tool – yet it seems to be working. It's not just America: Canadian politicians use Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z But his statement that the niqab is “not how we do things here” is not wholly fatuous. Freedom and the Veil 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The province is considering a law that would ban the niqab in government offices. Veiled attack 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The niqab, Gaber Nassar said, is especially problematic in language courses, where the cloth barrier of the veil hinders communication between teachers and students — producing low grades and graduates incapable of enunciation, he said. World Digest: Oct. 2, 2015 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Many in the French-speaking region were in favor of the ban but Mr. Mulcair opposed it, saying that while he was not comfortable with the niqab, the courts had ruled against prohibiting it. In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Ever since making the niqab a central campaign issue, the Conservatives have risen by 10% in the polls. It's not just America: Canadian politicians use Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Willed indifference to the niqab is more than tolerance; it is an endorsement of gender-rights relativism in our national home—equality for our women, inferior status for theirs.” Freedom and the Veil 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z On October 6th Mr Harper said he would consider barring civil servants from wearing the niqab. Veiled attack 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Friends said she often wore a niqab veil showing only her eyes. Dutch join search for London family feared en route to Islamic State 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z So far, polls suggest, the niqab debate may have undermined the New Democrats in Quebec, and coincided with their loss of ground elsewhere. In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z No one wants to admit that the niqab can be an independent expression of choice and agency by a woman; doing so would be political death in this context. It's not just America: Canadian politicians use Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z And even if the niqab is a social norm achieved by cultural coercion—well, do we not enforce equal cultural coercion on women to, so to speak, unveil? Freedom and the Veil 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z One of his subjects said she was spat on for wearing colors under her niqab. Inside Egypt's Sexual Harassment Crisis 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Peers say that women wearing the full niqab met every Wednesday outside the university’s Abdel-Kariem hall. What happened to the British medics who went to work for Isis? 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z It showed a drop of black oil that spills and morphs into a niqab. In Unpredictable Canadian Elections, Plurality Is More Important Than Popularity 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, at least three debates have brought up the niqab. It's not just America: Canadian politicians use Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Things weren’t easy at home: her parents “had a fit” when she tried to wear a niqab. The secret world of Isis brides: 'U dnt hav 2 pay 4 ANYTHING if u r wife of a martyr' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Wasila, who was in court wearing the full-face veil or niqab, gazed at the floor during the hearing, said nothing after the ruling and was taken back to a juvenile detention facility. Nigerian court drops case against teen accused of killing husband with poison 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z She posted a picture of her wedding, where she wore a white niqab, and wrote a caption on the picture: “Marriage in the land of Jihad: ‘Till Martyrdom Do Us Part.’ Report: Western women are attracted to Islamic State for complex reasons 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The one thing I don’t understand is why people assume hijab/niqab is a symbol of oppression. Muslim Women on the Veil 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z If the purpose of targeting the niqab is to protect women, it seems to be backfiring as there are now increasing reports of violence towards niqabi women. It's not just America: Canadian politicians use Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z As a photographer for The Associated Press, I travel across the Middle East and often see women wearing the niqab. AP PHOTOS: A look from the niqab, worn by some Muslim women 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z A photo that she recently sent them shows her in a flowing blue niqab, in a room with a Middle Eastern-style wood-burning oven. From hip-hop to jihad, how the Islamic State became a magnet for converts 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z "It's not to stop the Muslim burqa or niqab," he said in an interview at the Reus town hall. In Spain, proposed 'kebab law' angers Muslim business owners 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Eltahawy had always found the niqab “terrifying” in its ability to render a woman invisible. Stoking a women’s sexual revolution in the Middle East 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z While more tempered than the debates in the United States, the positioning of the niqab as a problem for the Canadian state is similarly anti-choice and xenophobic. It's not just America: Canadian politicians use Islamophobia to make gains in polls | Safiah Chowdhury 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Here are a series of AP photographs I shot of life viewed through the niqab across the Middle East. AP PHOTOS: A look from the niqab, worn by some Muslim women 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z In 2011 France became the first European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil - the niqab - in public places. France outcry over Muslim schoolgirl's skirt ban - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z I was on the metro in Cairo, wearing my hijab, and a woman who was wearing the niqab — a full-face veil — sat opposite me. Mona Eltahawy Doesn’t Need to Be Rescued 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Last year a judge warned a jury at the trial of a Muslim woman wearing the niqab that it would be "quite wrong" to be prejudiced against a person's expression of religious faith. Top judge calls for respect for veiled women in court 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z In 2010, it became illegal to wear a face veil, a niqab or a burka in a public place. Paris Muslims struggle to feel accepted 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z In my travels, I decided to begin shooting images through a full niqab to offer a glimpse of what it must be like to look through them. AP PHOTOS: A look from the niqab, worn by some Muslim women 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The incident occurred on Monday when Conservative Member of Parliament Larry Miller spoke out against a woman who is fighting in court for the right to wear her niqab, at her citizenship ceremony. Canadian Conservative MP apologizes over anti-niqab comments 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z But the jihadists forced her to wear a long, black abaya, a cloak covering her body, and a niqab, a veil that covered all but the area around her eyes. Broken dreams for woman forced to flee IS-held Syria 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z I recall a seminar discussion about Immanuel Kant’s “democratic peace theory,” in which a student wearing a niqab opposed the idea on the grounds that “as a Muslim, I don’t believe in democracy.” ‘Jihadi John,’ a graduate of my radical university 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Wearing a hijab or a head scarf is not allowed in public schools, and wearing the face covering niqab is also banned in public. French Muslims, Never Fully at Home 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Despite that, some women say they welcome the anonymity and protection from harassment the niqab offers. AP PHOTOS: A look from the niqab, worn by some Muslim women 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Prime Minister Stephen Harper has spoken strongly against using the niqab in citizenship ceremonies, but Miller apologized after being in contact with the prime minister's office. Canadian Conservative MP apologizes over anti-niqab comments 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z When members of the group visited her hospital, they began questioning her and criticised the way in which she was wearing her niqab. Broken dreams for woman forced to flee IS-held Syria 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Many women in the country choose to veil their hair and faces with a niqab. Michelle Obama sends message without headscarf in Saudi Arabia 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Hence the spread of the niqab, which some Deobandi preachers consider obligatory for women, in places such as Leicester where it was until recently uncommon. Multicultural and aggrieved 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Some neighbors said they saw his wife fully covered in a niqab. Why Reams of Intelligence Did Not Thwart the Paris Attacks 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z "I will not take my niqab off at that same ceremony for the sole reason that someone else doesn't like it, even if that person happens to be Stephen Harper," she wrote. Canadian Conservative MP apologizes over anti-niqab comments 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z When she started wearing a niqab, it became "impossible to find work." At moderate mosques, a struggle with 'invisible arm' of Islamic State 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z When she started wearing a niqab, it became “impossible to find work.” Battle with the Islamic State for the minds of young Muslims 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The incident provoked a rare flutter of debate in the Gulf, mostly on Twitter and other social media, over whether the niqab should be restricted as a security threat. Hidden benefits 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Everyone who opposes the group’s extremist religious measures, such as imposing the niqab on women, is subject to punishment. ISIS Uses Intelligence to Purge Opponents 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The government is appealing a Federal Court decision last month that Ishaq, a Pakistani woman, could wear the niqab during the ceremony. Canadian Conservative MP apologizes over anti-niqab comments 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z They are forced to wear head-to-toe robes with a niqab, a head scarf that covers the face. As Islamists Seek to Fill Ranks, More Western Women Answer Their Call 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Not to mention Mr Abbott has said he's never actually seen anyone trying to enter parliament wearing a niqab, let alone a burka. 'Burka ban' - not parliament's finest hour 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Saudi women, for instance, recount how they use the niqab to meet boyfriends or lovers incognito. Hidden benefits 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z At the time, the Interior Ministry in Paris estimated that only about 2,000 women wore the full-face veil, known as the niqab in France and often confused with the head-to-toe covering called the burqa. European Rights Court Upholds France’s Ban on Full-Face Veils 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z France’s ban of the burqa and the niqab went into effect in April 2011. France Can Keep Burqa Ban, European Court Rules 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Isabelle Niedlispacher, representing the Belgian government, which introduced a similar ban in 2011 and which was party to the French defence, declared both the burka and niqab "incompatible" with the rule of law. France's burqa ban upheld by human rights court 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Almost a decade on, the full-face veil, the niqab, remains contentious. Are British Muslim Schools Teaching Hatred? The use and abuse of the niqab is nothing new. Hidden benefits 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Women, many clad in a black niqab, which leaves only their eyes exposed, sat on benches at the doorway, often bouncing babies on their lap. India Ink: With Swagger, and Some Gifts, a Candidate Builds a Constituency 2014-05-07T12:47:20Z Women, though, need to be covered in a full veil, called a niqab. Iraq Prepares for National Elections in the Shadow of Militant Threats 2014-04-28T20:21:37Z "We are trying not to think about it," she said, only her honey-brown eyes visible through her black niqab. Relief in Afghanistan after largely peaceful landmark election 2014-04-06T02:36:19Z Somaya Cheraitia described moving to a predominantly white area; casual insults intensified when she started to wear the niqab two years ago. Birmingham Journal: As Hate Crimes Rise, British Muslims Say They’re Becoming More Insular 2014-02-14T01:34:31Z Some women claim the niqab sets them free and say that the prohibitions infringe their rights. Hidden benefits 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The woman argues that the niqab, and the burka body covering, accord with her "religious faith, culture and personal convictions". French Muslim challenges veil law 2013-11-27T09:43:09Z It is rare to see women in Pakistan wear the burka or niqab, but British women do so because of the weather, joked Shazia Mirza. VIDEO: Mirza: Women not forced to wear burka 2013-11-08T08:59:59Z Four in five British people want a ban on the wearing of the niqab in public places, but the UK government looks unlikely to bring in legislation. VIDEO: Do British Muslims confront extremism? 2013-11-04T11:30:41Z She was shaken, and decided to stop wearing the niqab. Birmingham Journal: As Hate Crimes Rise, British Muslims Say They’re Becoming More Insular 2014-02-14T01:34:31Z The 22-year-old woman had refused to remove her niqab veil and reveal her face in front of any man. Ken Clarke: Veils undermine justice 2013-11-03T16:44:36Z The Saudi delegation of 15 officials included three women, two of whom testified while wearing the all-covering burqa or the niqab, which leaves only the eyes exposed. Saudi Arabia under fire at U.N. over women's, migrant worker rights 2013-10-21T15:13:08Z The actual number of women wearing the niqab in the NHS is thought to be "extremely low". Face veils in hospital under review 2013-09-19T16:21:35Z Meanwhile, a judge ruled that a Muslim woman, who had refused to remove her niqab, was told she could stand trial wearing a full-face veil, but must remove it to give evidence. Face veils in hospital under review 2013-09-19T10:09:53Z A niqab is one of many different types of traditional dress that Muslim women wear. Court ruling sparks veil debate 2013-09-17T12:07:07Z But when it comes to giving evidence, she must remove the niqab so that the judge, jury and lawyers can see and assess her responses. Analysis: The niqab judgement explained 2013-09-16T18:25:16Z It is also perfectly reasonable and appropriate to protect young girls from being compelled to wear the burka or niqab by prohibiting it in our schools. Viewpoints: Should full-face veils be banned in some public places? 2013-09-16T15:28:07Z "Feminists should be allowed to say that they find the niqab deeply offensive without being accused of being bigoted or islamophobic." Minister calls for 'veil ban' debate 2013-09-16T10:57:38Z The 22-year-old from Hackney had refused to remove her niqab and reveal her face in front of any man. Woman must remove veil for evidence 2013-09-16T13:06:16Z In France and Belgium for example, women are banned from wearing the niqab in public, but the decision was controversial - and it led to big protests. Court ruling sparks veil debate 2013-09-17T12:07:07Z In other words, leaving the decision to judges to deal with the niqab on a case-by-case basis is not good enough. Analysis: The niqab judgement explained 2013-09-16T18:25:16Z There is no ban on the niqab in court - just like there is no ban on the face covering in other public spaces. Veil exposes courtroom quandary 2013-09-12T19:14:50Z She wore a black abaya and full hijab, including a niqab draped over her nose and mouth, covering everything but her eyes. Twelve Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity 2013-08-28T18:07:36Z Referring to the woman as "D", he said he had "no reason to doubt the sincerity of her belief" and his decision would have been the same if she had worn the niqab for years. Woman must remove veil for evidence 2013-09-16T13:06:16Z One of his wives, Sumera, wears a burka and the niqab, but she has no objection to her husband's chosen profession and wishes more people would keep an open mind. Inside gay Pakistan 2013-08-26T23:40:50Z "The niqab has become the 'elephant in the courtroom'." Analysis: The niqab judgement explained 2013-09-16T18:25:16Z Susan Meek, defending the woman, said she had the right to wear the niqab in private and public because it was part of the way she expressed her cultural and religious beliefs. Veil exposes courtroom quandary 2013-09-12T19:14:50Z Her head scarf and niqab had been torn off in the struggle, leaving her exposed. Twelve Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity 2013-08-28T18:07:36Z He added that "the niqab has become the elephant in the courtroom" and there was widespread anxiety among judges over how to tackle the issue. Woman must remove veil for evidence 2013-09-16T13:06:16Z Sisi is described as a pious man whose wife wears the full-face veil, known as the niqab. Egypt army chief shows political agility in crisis 2013-08-06T15:04:43Z Judge Murphy says that while he had been referred to existing and comprehensive judicial guidance on equality, the niqab issue ultimately came down to a question of law. Analysis: The niqab judgement explained 2013-09-16T18:25:16Z The guide acknowledges that for some women the niqab can be "an important element of their religious and cultural identity". Veil exposes courtroom quandary 2013-09-12T19:14:50Z In Trappes, a heavily Muslim suburb of Paris, an altercation between the police and a woman wearing a niqab, a veil that is illegal to wear in public, turned violent two weeks ago. Roubaix Journal: A French Town Bridges the Gap Between Muslims and Non-Muslims 2013-08-06T00:51:49Z In a niqab the only part of the face that is visible is a narrow horizontal stripe showing the wearer's eyes. Woman must remove veil for evidence 2013-09-16T13:06:16Z The 2010 law was brought in by conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy and targets burqa and niqab garments that conceal the face, rather than the headscarf that is more common among French Muslim women. France stands by veil ban after riots 2013-07-22T14:49:54Z The courts could order the niqab to be removed, argues the judge, if the request were based in law, legitimate, proportionate and necessary in a democratic society. Analysis: The niqab judgement explained 2013-09-16T18:25:16Z The manual tells judges to focus on whether it's appropriate in the circumstances to ask a woman to remove a niqab. Veil exposes courtroom quandary 2013-09-12T19:14:50Z The 2010 law was brought in by conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy and targets burqa and niqab garments that conceal the face rather than the headscarf that is more common among French Muslim women. France stands by veil ban after riots 2013-07-22T09:03:43Z Men in white robes and skullcaps held umbrellas over the heads of women in black niqab full-body veils to shield them from the sun. Gathering thousands, Egypt's Brotherhood shows passion and power 2013-07-12T17:44:32Z In a military known for its secularism, Sisi is a devout Muslim, whose wife is said to wear the niqab full-body covering. Egypt's army chief turns on the president who promoted him 2013-07-03T14:54:49Z And then we, here, will all be in the niqab” — the full veil worn in conservative Muslim societies — “or we will be dead.” The Price of Loyalty in Syria 2013-06-19T09:00:12Z A woman, her face covered by the niqab worn by some religiously observant women, held a baby as she sat waiting, and a man with children talked to admissions staff. Close Contact Seen in Spread of Saudi Virus 2013-05-17T02:12:15Z Then there was this: “Next gem from BBC Idiot Zoo: ‘Some women feel protected by the niqab.’” Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens: New Atheists flirt with Islamophobia 2013-03-30T19:00:00Z Tunisian women recently told the BBC that they chose to go back to niqab, the full veil revealing only their eyes, after the revolution of 2011. Can Nudity Save Tunisia? 2013-03-30T08:45:00Z The main result was a law banning face coverings — including Muslim veils like the niqab and the burqa — in public places. Letter from Europe: A Struggle With Identity and Racism 2013-01-04T13:00:27Z The reason we kidnapped him is ... the law the government created which prohibits the wearing of niqab by French Muslim women. Islamist group claims kidnap of French national in Nigeria 2012-12-23T23:15:08Z Kamla el-Tantawi, 65, said she was voting “against what I’m seeing” — and she gestured at a woman nearby wearing the niqab. Egypt's Draft Charter Gets 'Yes' Majority in Vote 2012-12-23T05:35:30Z Kamla el-Tantawi, 65, said she was voted “against what I’m seeing” — and she gestured at a woman nearby wearing the niqab. Egypt's Disputed Charter Headed Toward Approval 2012-12-22T22:35:37Z “I voted ‘no’ against what I’m seeing,” she said, gesturing to a woman standing close by wearing the full-face veil known as niqab, a hallmark of ultraconservative Muslim women. Egyptians Vote on Islamist-Backed Constitution 2012-12-22T15:20:23Z Canada’s minister recently barred women from wearing a niqab when taking the citizenship oath. | The Americas: Canada: Court Seeks a Balance on Veils 2012-12-21T01:17:30Z Copé was a driving force behind France’s 2011 law banning full body- and face-covering Islamic veils like the niqab and burqa. France's Right-Wing Civil War: Leadership Vote Plunges UMP into Chaos 2012-11-19T23:35:41Z Into this maelstrom stepped an incredibly brave group of bearded men—and one woman wearing the full Saudi-style niqab. What Cairo Protests Reveal About the New Egypt 2012-09-15T19:35:30Z She was taken to task by Muslim women wearing the niqab, which blankets the entire body and leaves only the eyes visible and is worn by ultraconservative women. Egypt's Disputed Charter Headed Toward Approval 2012-12-22T22:35:37Z She says even women who wear the full-face veil - the niqab - are being targeted. Egypt's sexual harassment 'epidemic' 2012-09-03T08:59:11Z Does it free women from the niqab or oppress women who wish to wear it? IHT Rendezvous: Has the 'Burqa Ban' Worked in France? 2012-09-02T05:56:19Z Some women who wear the niqab say that for the most part the police know them and leave them alone. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z Dressed in the traditional black cloak, or abaya, she was veiled and her face was covered with a niqab. Tweeting to preserve Dubai's modesty 2012-07-05T15:13:20Z They never saw the beautiful Egypt we did,” she said, harkening back to a time decades ago when few women even wore headscarves covering their hair, much less the black niqab. Egypt's Disputed Charter Headed Toward Approval 2012-12-22T22:35:37Z A 26-year-old man has admitted pulling a niqab veil off a Muslim woman at a shopping centre in the West Midlands. Man pulled veil off Muslim woman 2012-06-13T12:46:04Z Do you wear the niqab or wish to? IHT Rendezvous: Has the 'Burqa Ban' Worked in France? 2012-09-02T05:56:19Z Kenza Drider, an outspoken critic of the law, continues to wear the niqab as part of what she considers her religious duty as a married Muslim woman. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z In its election campaign, the party vowed to get rid of a ban on the niqab at universities and state offices. Egypt Revolt Loses Legitimacy as Brotherhood Ignores Women Abuse 2012-01-19T01:43:56Z Her family are Salafists, followers of a fundamentalist strain of Islam, and her mother wears the niqab, a type of veil that covers the entire face. The Female Factor: A Troubled Revolution in Egypt 2011-11-21T16:42:52Z In 2009, after launching a referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques, they splashed billboards with images of missiles shaped like minarets piercing through the flag, alongside a woman in a niqab. What a Goat's Kidnapping Goat Says About Switzerland's Elections 2011-10-22T07:35:34Z The Education Ministry decided to ban students from wearing the niqab at the start of the academic year. Tunisia Islamists storm university over veil ban 2011-10-08T21:06:24Z Recently, at a police station, an officer told her that she was not allowed to wear the niqab in public places — like the police station. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z Ms. Majeed, 25, challenged her sharply: “Don’t you think that it would create problems for Islam” for everyone to wear the niqab? The Female Factor: In Search of Common Ground Over Muslim Dress Codes 2011-09-20T11:30:41Z He held a nationwide debate on “national identity” last year and earlier this year banned Muslim full-face veils like niqab, as well as the burqa. Norway Attacks Put Spotlight on Rise of Right-Wing Sentiment in Europe 2011-07-24T01:05:22Z Other MPs said that full face veils such as the burka or the niqab were a symbol of the oppression of women. Belgium's veil ban now in force 2011-07-23T15:14:17Z France's controversial banning of the niqab – or Islamic face veil – has helped London's luxury hotels win business from Paris, its closest competitor destination. London's glitziest hotels fill up with big spenders from Middle East 2011-07-22T17:02:31Z She continues to walk around her hometown, Avignon, with the niqab, and in general, she said, the police now know her and wave at her instead of arresting and fining her. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z Heeding that, or wearing the niqab, she suggested, is not just religion, but custom. The Female Factor: In Search of Common Ground Over Muslim Dress Codes 2011-09-20T11:30:41Z When the country started urbanizing in the 1960s, women adapted by wearing the face-covering niqab in public. Road Warriors 2011-06-23T10:30:00Z “Before, we were sitting at home like pigeons trapped in a cage,” said Jamila Ali Ahmed, a passionate 29-year-old who wore a full black niqab covering all but her eyes, like most Yemeni women. Clans and Tribes Forge New Yemen Unity 2011-06-16T13:53:01Z There's no doubt, though, that the niqab presents a special case. Conservatives win big in Canadian election 2011-05-03T13:10:00Z Hind Ahmas, 33, has worn the niqab for eight years against the wishes of her family, who immigrated from Morocco. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z Anyone caught wearing the Muslim niqab or burka in public is liable to a fine of 150 euros and lessons in French citizenship. VIDEO: France veil ban meets with defiance 2011-04-11T22:20:34Z What is more open to question is whether an out-and-out legal ban was necessary when, on most estimates, only 2,000 or so women in France actually wear the niqab or burqa. French veil curbs come into force 2011-04-11T00:33:39Z "Women do not appear in public without wearing a burka and niqab in an Islamic country like Afghanistan," one official, who wished to remain unnamed, said. Afghan sacked over female singers 2011-03-28T14:37:44Z They also explore Western fears of Islam and Arabs and broach subjects like the niqab full-face covering, false religiosity and preachers who hypocritically buttress tyrannical regimes. Middle East: Fearless Egyptian Author Both Jubilant and Cautious 2011-03-09T20:32:36Z But most of the women who wear the niqab — about 2,000 out of a French population of more than 65 million, the Interior Ministry estimates — are not as outspoken. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z "We demand the revision of the terrorism law ... and say no to the war on the niqab," one woman told Reuters TV, her face entirely covered by a black veil, or niqab. Police destroy protest camp at Tunisian PM's office 2011-01-29T16:52:34Z And Muslimah Rodriguez, who decided in 2009 to start wearing the veil known as a niqab, and is shown, at right, at an Islamic convention, where she recited a poem on being a Muslim woman. Islam en Espa?ol: In Conversion, a New Identity 2011-01-08T15:34:44Z And this summer, more than 1,000 teachers who wear the niqab, or the face veil, were transferred to administrative duties. Syria Seeks to Curb Influence of Muslim Conservatives 2010-09-03T22:20:00Z Recent French moves to ban Muslim women from wearing the niqab or burqa in public triggered more of a media outcry in the Middle East. Lukewarm reaction to NY imam on Middle East tour 2010-09-01T12:04:00Z Mr. Henniche opposed the niqab ban as a political effort to “stigmatize a community,” he said, but he has counseled French Muslims to obey the law and work for repeal. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z Some carried placards reading: "We want freedom for the hijab, the niqab and the beard." Police destroy protest camp at Tunisian PM's office 2011-01-29T16:52:34Z The most controversial example of secularism's evolution is the pending French law to ban full-body coverings like the burqa and niqab, final passage of which is expected in October. Are the French Taking Secularism Too Far? 2010-08-24T22:30:00Z The government’s campaign drew wider notice this summer, when a decision to ban students wearing the niqab from registering for university classes was compared to a similar ban in France. Syria Seeks to Curb Influence of Muslim Conservatives 2010-09-03T22:20:00Z According to a survey conducted by the Population Council in 2009, about 5 percent of Egyptian women between the ages of 15 to 29 now wear the niqab. The Female Factor: What the Head Scarf Means, When Everyone Wears One 2010-08-10T13:40:00Z But when he visits London, Mr. Henniche said, the first thing he notices is the number of women wearing the niqab walking freely on the streets. Tolerance Eases Impact of French Ban on Full-Face Veils 2012-09-01T20:21:03Z Hundreds of primary school teachers who were wearing the niqab at government-run schools were transferred last month to administrative jobs, he added. Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities 2010-07-19T19:32:00Z Mr. Ghemri’s wife greets visitors at home wearing the niqab, or face veil, only her eyes visible. Hemmed-In Gazans Find Themselves Locked in Despair 2010-07-14T05:44:00Z Syrian officials have put it differently, saying the niqab was “alien” to Syrian society. Syria Seeks to Curb Influence of Muslim Conservatives 2010-09-03T22:20:00Z Manal Mahmoud, 21, a graduate of English studies from Cairo University, wore the veil when she was 14 and upgraded to the niqab at the age of 17. The Female Factor: What the Head Scarf Means, When Everyone Wears One 2010-08-10T13:40:00Z The niqab and burqa are generally seen here as a gateway to extremism and an attack on women's rights and secularism, a central value of modern-day France. French Law to Ban Face Veils Advances 2010-07-13T15:12:00Z Nadia, a 44-year-old science teacher in Damascus who was reassigned last month because of her veil, said: "Wearing my niqab is a personal decision." Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities 2010-07-19T19:32:00Z The school argued that teachers needed to be able to see if a pupil was enthusiastic, paying attention or unhappy, and they said the veil, called a niqab, made it hard to do this. France closer to full veil ban 2010-07-13T15:35:00Z Opponents say only a tiny minority of Muslim women wear the full veil, known as a niqab or burqa, and that the legislation is a step toward tighter restraints on individual freedom. French parliament to vote on proposed veil ban 2010-07-05T14:13:00Z Ms. Mahmoud recalls that she was shocked to realize that when she first wore the niqab, it didn’t transform her behavior or turn her into an “angel.” The Female Factor: What the Head Scarf Means, When Everyone Wears One 2010-08-10T13:40:00Z "Barcelona will forbid the use of the burqa, niqab and any other item which hinders personal identification in any of the city's public installations," a statement from the Barcelona municipal government said. Barcelona to ban veil in public buildings 2010-06-14T18:18:00Z It's a mistake to view the niqab as a "personal freedom," Bassam Qadhi, a Syrian women's rights activist, told local media recently. Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities 2010-07-19T19:32:00Z The burqa and niqab, seen as retrograde symbols of Sunni fundamentalism, are linked by pundits and in the public mind to that small minority who sympathize with Osama bin Laden and his -wearing harem. Rima Fakih's Bikini Doesn't Say Anything about Her Islam 2010-05-20T15:34:00Z A woman in the western city of Nantes who was driving in a niqab was fined last month for wearing a garment that blocked her lateral vision. French parliament to vote on proposed veil ban 2010-07-05T14:13:00Z “Through the niqab, I determined what I wanted to do,” she said. The Female Factor: What the Head Scarf Means, When Everyone Wears One 2010-08-10T13:40:00Z "The mayoral decree is a half-measure, because as well as forbidding the burqa and niqab in public installations, it is necessary to forbid it on the street," he added. Barcelona to ban veil in public buildings 2010-06-14T18:18:00Z France is one of a number of Western European countries seeking to forbid the full-face veil, called the burqa in and the niqab in North Africa. France to fine women who don full-face Islamic veils in public 2010-05-19T14:08:00Z Cracking down on the niqab may be a way for the government to muzzle one group of opponents. Headgear in Muslim lands: Beyond the burqa 2010-05-13T10:51:00Z The penalty for forcing someone to wear the burka or niqab would be heavier - a year in prison and a 15,000-euro fine, the AFP news agency reports. German Euro MP urges EU burka ban 2010-05-03T12:23:00Z Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy backed a strict public ban of veils such as the burqa or niqab, a legal gamble given constitutional guarantees on freedom of religion. French Muslim says has mistresses, not a polygamist 2010-04-26T13:34:00Z She was wearing a black niqab, that covers the face but leaves the eyes exposed. French driver fined for wearing niqab 2010-04-23T19:12:00Z "Currently no law forbids the wearing of the niqab." Face-veil driver fined in France 2010-04-23T17:28:00Z "You have to realise that the niqab is a personal choice, at least in my particular case," she says. See and be seen 2010-04-22T08:24:00Z Fewer than 2,000 women in France wear the burka or niqab, officials say. German Euro MP urges EU burka ban 2010-05-03T12:23:00Z If, as expected, they approve the draft law, Belgium would become the first European country to ban the wearing of the burqa or niqab in public places. Belgium debates Islamic veil ban 2010-04-22T07:41:00Z And, most striking of all, over her face she wears a piece of black cloth - a niqab - that conceals everything except her deep brown eyes. Behind the veil 2010-04-08T00:25:00Z One of the most striking changes, they say, is in the growing number of women wearing the hijab or niqab. Cairo views 2010-03-29T10:20:00Z The new law, which enjoys cross party support, would outlaw clothing that obscures your identity - and that would include full face Islamic veils like the niqab or burka. See and be seen 2010-04-22T08:24:00Z You can't miss her among the crowds: maybe it is because of the colour of the niqab or because there is no other woman around who is covered up to this extent. Burka dilemma 2010-03-15T13:07:00Z Last year, Sheikh Tantawi barred female students at the university from wearing the full-face covering niqab veil. Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81 2010-03-10T10:34:00Z Secular tradition But the arguments against the niqab are not just based on feminism and the status of women. Behind the veil 2010-04-08T00:25:00Z First the country went through histrionics as parliamentarians bustled to ban the niqab — the face-covering garment only a few hundred Muslim women wear in this nation of 65 million people. Halal Burgers? Another French Brouhaha Over Islam 2010-02-24T08:20:00Z “How do you expect them to accept the niqab?” 2010-02-13T01:49:00Z Anisa's family, who are originally from Morocco, are against her wearing the niqab. Burka dilemma 2010-03-15T13:07:00Z Some Muslims chose to wear the niqab for religious reasons - because they believed it brought them closer to their faith - she said. 2010-01-27T04:02:00Z The niqab is only the visible indication of a struggle to define what it means to be French. Behind the veil 2010-04-08T00:25:00Z A ban on female university students wearing the niqab during examinations, which was imposed by Egypt’s minister of education in October, was declared unconstitutional by Egypt’s High Administrative Court last Wednesday, Reuters reported. 2010-01-27T00:09:00Z But he sees the niqab as a sign of growing radicalism, not just in France, but throughout the Arab world, a trend that began with the Islamic Revolution in Iran. 2010-02-13T01:49:00Z Women wearing the burka - a veil which covers the whole face - or the niqab in France are not as visible as those in Britain. Burka dilemma 2010-03-15T13:07:00Z The same is true in Egypt, where a Cairo court recently supported the secular government's decision to ban students from wearing the niqab while taking examinations. 2010-01-17T16:55:00Z It recommended proposing a ban on women wearing either the burka or the niqab in hospitals, schools, government offices and on public transport. Burka dilemma 2010-03-15T13:07:00Z Wearing the niqab is viewed as a more conservative practice, distinct from the more commonly seen, and largely stigma-free, hijab. 2010-01-17T16:55:00Z |
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