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Niqāb

Two women sit outside, using their cell phones. They are wearing face masks in addition to head coverings.

One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world

Identity

Muslim women say the practice of wearing masks during the pandemic has given them more confidence to wear religious face coverings in public.

A woman is shown from behind wearing a black hijab walking through the middle of a street.

Sri Lanka bans face veils after terrorist attacks

Religion
Saudi woman dressed in black robe walks behind a man wearing all white.

‘Niqab under my foot’ — Saudi women step on veils in online protest

Women & Gender
French police check identity cards of two women for wearing full-face veils

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights, says UN

Justice
Women wearing headscarves sit in chairs at a public beach in Alexandria, Egypt

In some affluent circles in Egypt, the hijab and burkini just won’t do

Culture
The Yusuf Mosque is in a former VFW building in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. Congregants are an incredible mix of Muslims from a host of different countries.

Why don’t you see the Sunni-Shia divide in the US?

Lifestyle & Belief

Drive by the Yusuf Mosque in Boston on a Friday afternoon, prayer day, and you’ll see men and women from across the Muslim world, from Indonesia to Iraq to North Africa, in a wide variety of dress. And none of them care which Islamic sect anyone is from.Drive by the Yusuf Mosque in Boston on a Friday afternoon, prayer day, and you’ll see men and women from across the Muslim world, from Indonesia to Iraq to North Africa, in a wide variety of dress. And none of them care which Islamic sect anyone is from.

Egyptian charged with blasphemy over tweeted image of Mickey, Minnie Mouse

Coptic Christian Naguib Sawiris will stand trial this month for sharing an image of an ostensibly Muslim Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the run-up to Egyptian elections. The idea being that if Islamists won the elections, even the two cartoon icons would have to follow conservative Muslim practices. He’s accused of blasphemy.

Saudi Blogger Rana Jarbou’s Niqab Experiment

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Rana Jarbou, a Saudi blogger who decided to wear the niqab, the full face covering worn by many women in Saudi Arabia, and then write about it.

France Veil Ban, One Year Later

Conflict & Justice

One year ago, France banned traditional Islamic face veils. Reporter Arwa Gunja reports from Paris on how the restriction has affected Muslim women there.

France’s Burqa Ban, One Year Later

One year ago, France implemented the “burqa ban,” a restriction on Muslim women covering their faces in the burqa or niqab. Advocates for the ban argued it would free women of gender enslavement and help Muslims better integrate into French society. The ban received widespread support in France and even some Muslim organizations supported the […]