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Iran shuts three cafes in Qom over unveiled women
Authorities in Iran have closed three coffee shops in the central city of Qom because female customers were not wearing their headscarves, local media ... Middle East -
Austrian MPs approve headscarf ban in primary schools
Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government.So ... World News -
Iranian who removed headscarf sentenced to one year in prison
An Iranian woman who removed her obligatory headscarf in a public protest has been sentenced to one year in prison but pardoned by the supreme leader, ... World News -
In pictures: New Zealanders don headscarves during vigil for shooting victims
Thousands of New Zealanders donned headscarves as they gathered in Christchurch on Friday to honor the 50 Muslim worshipers killed one week ago by a ... Features -
New Zealand marks one week since mosque attack with prayers, headscarves
New Zealanders on Friday marked one week since a mass shooting killed 50 Muslim worshipers in the South Island city of Christchurch, holding ... World News -
New York to pay Muslim women forced to remove hijabs
The city of New York has agreed to pay $180,000 to three Muslim women forced by police to remove their headscarves to have mug shots taken, officials ... World News -
More women in Iran put their right foot forward as headscarf protests persist
A video showing an Iranian policeman shoving a woman protesting against mandatory headscarves off her makeshift podium in a busy Tehran street sparked ... Features -
EU court says employers may bar staff from wearing headscarves
Employers may bar staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday in its first decision on the ... Middle East -
Swiss court faults employer for firing woman over headscarf
Ruled that the company had violated her constitutional right to freedom of expression World News -
EU court split on headscarf bans
The latest on contradictions and decisions on headscarf cases in the workplace World News -
Muslim kicked off US flight because attendant ‘felt uncomfortable’
A veiled Muslim woman was kicked off a Southwest Airlines plane heading to Chicago when visiting her pregnant sister Variety -
On one man’s decision to ‘shield his wife’ in Saudi Arabia
It is the right of the husband and his wife to do whatever they deem fit as long as they don’t violate a law... Middle East -
Iran seizes thousands of cars for women’s veil offences
Police warned in November that women who fail to observe hijab, the mandatory Islamic dress code in Iran Middle East -
Row after headscarf-wearing women removed from U.S. talk show audience
Warner Bros. have defended themselves following a complaint that two Muslim women were moved during a show due to their wearing of headscarves Television & Radio -
Turkish teacher says unveiled girls deserve to be raped
A school teacher in Turkey is under investigation amid claims she told female students they “deserve rape” for not wearing an Islamic headscarf Variety -
Turkish prof jailed for barring hijab-clad student
Former professor of astrophysics Rennan Pekunlu becomes the first individual in Turkey to be jailed for such an offence Middle East -
German court: Church facilities can ban headscarf
The Federal Labor Court ruled Wednesday on a case brought by a former nurse at a Protestant church-linked hospital World News -
Unveiled news anchor on Saudi channel generates headlines
A Saudi anchorwoman is stirring interest on social media after reading the news without a headscarf Television & Radio -
FIFA okays religious head covers for soccer players
The measure had been provisionally approved in July 2012 mainly so that women Muslim players could use the hijab Sports -
Hijab, niqab, burka, scarf: Are Muslim women really taking their picks?
My heart does sink rather when confronted with more facts and figures about headgear Middle East -
Turkey’s headscarved democracy
“Get out! Get out!” shouted dozens of standing lawmakers at a woman ahead of a swearing-in ceremony in a newly elected Turkish Parliament ... Middle East -
Turkish women MPs wear headscarves in parliament
Four female lawmakers from Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government attended a parliament session on Thursday wearing headscarves, for the first time ... Variety
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