The French cabinet last month approved legislation to ban women in France from wearing full Islamic face-coverings, the burqa, and niqab, in public areas. France, which contains Europe’s largest ...

A government proposal to ban the wearing of full-face veils for public servants in Germany is moving closer to becoming law. The legislation, which still needs upper house approval before becoming ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday approved a partial ban on the full-face ...

A law in France that forbids Muslim women from wearing face coverings in public goes into effect Monday. President Nicolas Sarkozy pushed for the... France's Burqa Ban Adds To Anti-Muslim Climate A ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator who a month ago provoked an angry backlash by wearing a burqa in Parliament urged lawmakers on Thursday to ban full-face Islamic coverings in public ...