The type most commonly worn in the West is a ... and South America have no known bans or mandatory laws regarding Islamic face veils or headscarves. Sources: Jihad Turk, president of Bayan ...

So the head scarf, or some type of head covering, is widely viewed as mandatory in Islam. Other coverings worn by Muslim women also fall within the category of “veil.” Depending on the country ...

FRANCE 24 looks at the different types of veil worn across the Muslim world. The hijab (top left): A scarf that covers the hair, ears and neck only, leaving the face visible. The hijab is common ...

The word hijab comes from the Arabic for veil and is used to describe the headscarves worn by Muslim women. These scarves come in myriad styles and colours. The type most commonly worn in the West is ...

But, of late, something far more insignificant has begun to dominate the conversation: whether Muslim women can wear the niqab, a type of full-face veil, during Canadian citizenship ceremonies.

A French Muslim woman has been fined for wearing a full-face veil while driving a car. Police in the western city of Nantes said the veil - which showed only her eyes - restricted her vision and ...

It applies to passengers who wear veils, large beards, as well as three types of Islamic dresses – including those with the star and crescent symbol – according to the Karamay Daily ...

FACE veils are worn by some Muslim women in accordance with certain Islamic traditions that insist on "modesty" in public. There have been calls to ban them in the UK - and Boris Johnson got into ...

Secular France bans religious signs in public educational institutions. A guide to the four main types of Muslim veil But the Court of Cassation ruled last March that privately-owned Baby-Loup had ...

So rules about the wearing of Islamic veils - and any other type of clothing - are determined institution by institution. If there were to be a ban on a particular form of dress, such as a full ...

On October 17, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Muslim women should not "hide behind" full veils. The Netherlands has been mulling a ban on burqa-type garments that cover the whole body ...

The type most commonly worn in the West is a ... and South America have no known bans or mandatory laws regarding Islamic face veils or headscarves. Sources: Jihad Turk, president of Bayan ...