There's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye. A recent declaration by a leading Egyptian cleric that women will ...

Contrary to some misconceptions, many women who wear the niqab do so out of their own free will. For these women, the niqab ...

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 ...

Some women wear a headscarf to cover their head and hair, while others wear a burka or niqab, which also covers up their face. Headscarves are seen as a sign of modesty by people who wear them ...

Urged by state bodies, members of the religious administration of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan affirmed that ‘women are not obliged to wear the Niqab’ according to the canons of the Islamic relig ...

One of the students told Il Piccolo that she chose to wear the niqab, saying her parents "didn't want me to, it's my choice". However, she also said that she might still quit school as she can't ...