A ban on facial coverings, famously known as the 'burqa ban', came into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Read More: Qatar Breaks Tourism Records with 5 Million Visitors in 2024 If the law is violated ...

James Hookway is a foreign news editor at The Wall Street Journal.

Clear majorities also backed burqa bans in Germany, Britain and Spain, while two out of three Americans opposed it, the survey found. A panel of French lawmakers recommended a ban last year ...

A new bill in Lower Austria would fine or jail residents who skip mandatory kindergarten meetings, part of a broader push ...

Kuwait has clarified rules on motorists wearing a burqa or niqab while driving. Referencing news shared on social media, the Ministry of Interior said that a former ban, issued in 1984, is not an ...

Two women were caught smuggling liquor under burqas in Bihar's Katihar district. They were intercepted near Maniya railway ...

Two Hindu women were caught smuggling liquor under burqas at Mania railway station in Katihar, Bihar, revealing the ...

A video of a young woman having her burqa removed in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh has gone viral and caused outrage among social media users. Photograph: Screen grab from video on X The incident ...

"The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because of the design and ... economics degree because of the Taliban government's ban on women's education. "I prefer wearing an abaya ...

A couple in Bengaluru was allegedly harassed and assaulted by five men outside a park. The incident, which was caught on camera, occurred while the couple was sitting on a scooter facing each ...