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 ...

Wearing niqab may obstruct driver’s vision and concentration, interior ministry says Officials highlighted a key security concern: The difficulty in identifying drivers through surveillance ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

A woman found guilty of terror offences has had a second custody image released by police, showing her wearing a niqab, after her defence said she was distressed by ...

Billboards were erected ordering women to once again wear the burqa – or an abaya, headscarf and a face covering. In this picture taken on March 5, 2025, Afghan niqab-clad women walk along a ...

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 ...

Kuwait has clarified rules on motorists wearing a burqa or niqab while driving. Referencing news shared on social media, the ...

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 ...

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior has announced that women wearing a niqab or burqa while driving will face fines ranging ...