The niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women, is often misunderstood and misrepresented in Western discourse.

Women in Kyrgyzstan will now face fines for wearing the full-body niqab, under a January ban that has now received the backing of the country's top Islamic authority. Calling the niqab "alien to ...

Kyrgyzstan's official Muslim governing body has come out in favour of a government ban on full-body veils known as the niqab, as Central Asian officials seek to combat growing Islamist influence ...