At the call of midnight on December 31 of the year 2024, Switzerland has put in the practice of a new burqa ban, and in this ...

The burqa ban is part of the new constitutional article which calls for the probation of covering the face. The federal ...

In Switzerland, while almost no one wears burqa, only about 30 women wear the niqab, according to research by the University ...

In Switzerland, the law prohibiting facial coverings has officially come into effect beginning January 1, 2025. Know details.

Muslim women in a region of Switzerland face large fines for wearing a full-face veil after a ban on burqas and niqabs came into effect last week. A Swiss woman who converted to Islam and a French ...

Muslim scholars have long debated whether it is obligatory to wear the burka or niqab, or whether it is just recommended. There have also been more liberal interpretations which say any headscarf ...

Switzerland will introduce a drastic ban on the full-face veil for Muslim women, formalizing the so-called 'Burqa ban' ...

The Austrian government’s ban on full-face Muslim veils has come into effect, less than a month before a general election which is expected to deliver big gains for far-right parties. Angela ...

Women who wear a burqa or a niqab will now have to show their faces while receiving a government service. Quebec's National Assembly passed Bill 62 by a 66-51 vote. The provincial Liberals ...

January 1, Switzerland's ban on face coverings in public places has officially come into force, Azernews repo ...

including traditional religious garments such as the burqa and niqab. The Federal Law on Face Covering Prohibition will ...