UP Minister Anand Swaroop Shukla said, “Women of all religions should have the freedom to choose what to wear. Nothing should be imposed on them in the name of conservatism and tradition.”

Sri Lanka Minister said, ” In our early days Muslim women and girls never wore the burqa, It is a religious extremism that came about recently.” 

After Shiv Sena released a controversial editorial in Saamna on Wednesday demanding ban on burqa for Muslim women saying it is a threat to national security, Muslim women activists who fight for gender justice and religious tolerance called out political bluff of the party. “Shiv Sena not burqas are a threat to national security,” said […]

On June 26, the Dutch Parliament approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing” in public places. The ban includes Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab, but not the hijab, which covers only the hair. The final approval came in a vote in the Parliament’s upper chamber. Firebrand far-right politician Geert Wilders […]

Denmark has become the latest European country to ban Islamic full-face veil in public places. In a move slammed by human rights campaigners as “a violation of women’s rights”, the Danish Parliament has passed a law on 31st May banning Islamic full-face in public spaces. The law was passed with 75 votes against 30. The […]

Denmark is the latest European country to ban burqas in public places. The country will join the ranks of Austria, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria in banning full-face Islamic veils.   To ‘un-veil’ women from this age-old tradition, Danish parliamentarians have decided to organize a formal vote to ban the […]

On Sunday (October 1), an Austrian law which prevents women from wearing burqas went into effect. According to the new rule, women cannot wear any face covering in public, including skin masks or down makeup. However, the ban is put in place with an eye towards disallowing women to wear burqas. Now women may have […]

The German Parliament has approved a partial ban on face coverings which includes the burqa and the niqab.  If the ban comes into force it will prevent civil servants, judges and soldiers from wearing face coverings during work. The law still has to be approved by the upper house of parliament before it becomes legal. […]

The European Union’s top law court has ruled that European employers can now ban their employees from wearing visible religious symbols, including the headscarf.

The Moroccan government is banning the production and sale of burqas. Although the government has not yet published an official statement outlining the specifics of the ban, last week letters announcing the ban were sent out to vendors who were given only 48 hours to rid themselves of their stock, said local news reports.