Niqab
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Taleban order university women to wear niqab
KABUL: Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taleban…
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Subcontinent
Social media outrage; Pakistan official buys burqas for students
PESHAWAR: Pakistani social media was fuming yesterday after pictures showing girls in burqas bought for them by local authorities went…
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Subcontinent
Outcry forces NW Pakistan officials to scrap veil order for girls
PESHAWAR: Pakistan education authorities have reversed a decision making it compulsory for female students in two major northwestern cities to…
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Africa
Niqab banned in Tunisia govt offices
TUNIS: Tunisia’s premier on Friday banned the niqab Muslim face covering for women in government offices, citing security concerns after…
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Subcontinent
Sri Lanka bans face coverings after attacks
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday announced a ban on face covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out…
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Opinion
The Niqab: A Kuwaiti Conversation Sparked
Nadia Ahmad Recently, Kuwait witnessed the spark of a very heated conversation that began as a strategic cyber strike from…
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