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

He said that banning or seeking a ban on ‘niqab’ restricts women’s freedom. “Muslim women have never been forced to wear ‘niqab’,” he pointed out. He added that some of the Muslim ...

An initial report into the altercation on Friday suggested that one woman was trying to remove the other's veil, but police said this was not clear. "During the fight her niqab came off ...

An advert for an Israeli clothing company which shows a woman ripping off a niqab and headscarf, has been heavily criticised online. The ad, for clothing brand Hoodies, opens with a caption ...

The young woman has since been arrested and accused of "disrupting social etiquette" after the viral video showed her dancing in the traditional black abaya and niqab covering her face.

Turki Al-Sheikh responded by sharing the video of the woman, who complained against the event manager for prohibiting her from work unless she took off her niqab. He tweeted that the incident is ...

In the footage, the woman, dressed in a niqab and black robe, was seen driving a black multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). Witnesses reported that she caused a ruckus at the petrol station, becoming ...

Women attending private universities in Afghanistan must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex - or at least ...

She was wearing a niqab, a face veil. Two days earlier in another part of the country, a pregnant Muslim woman was attacked by teens. The woman’s assailants tried to pull off her hijab or head veil.

A 26-year-old man has admitted pulling a niqab veil off a Muslim woman at a shopping centre in the West Midlands. Ian Brazier, of Shirley, Solihull, admitted racially aggravated assault after he ...

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, could be one of the most conservative places in the Kingdom but a lot of women now feel comfortable when going out without a niqab, a new report states.

Muslims (the women, particularly ... As she had recently undertaken a project which required wearing a niqab (the full face veil), I wanted to balance things out a bit, so I often wore a baker ...