I’ve never been one to participate in the American sport of French bashing. But after the French ban on the wearing of face-covering veils in public began last week, I’m ready to start ordering ...

Michigan state courts are the last place you would expect this belief: Muslim women cannot act as competent witnesses in a court of law. As of Sept. 1, Rule 611 of the Michigan Rules of Evidence read: ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's parliament is likely to call in a resolution for a ban on Muslim face veils in public but take longer to turn that policy into law, deputies said on Thursday. A ...

(AP) - Many countries and courts have taken action over the past decade to regulate, restrict or ban the use of Muslim veils and headscarves in public. Here is a look at the issue around the world: _ ...

Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women ...

Such dress is considered by many as a gateway to extremism. However, it also is widely seen as an insult to gender equality and an offense to France's profoundly secular foundations. Parliament will ...

The French Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning the burqa-style Islamic veil on public streets and other places, a measure that affects less than 2,000 women but that has been widely ...

MONTREAL — Muslim women will have to remove their face coverings if they want to vote in upcoming elections in Quebec, a government official said Friday, reversing his earlier decision to allow the ...