Face Veils

Syria Bans Face-Covering Muslim Veils At Universities

AP | ALBERT AJI and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab – the full Islamic veil that reveals only...

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French Parliament 'Overwhelmingly' Approves Ban On Islamic Face Veils

AP | ANGELA DOLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — France's lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a ban on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils Tuesday, part of a determined effo...

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Barcelona To Ban 'Identification Impeding' Islamic Burqa In Municipal Offices

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADRID — Barcelona is to become the first major Spanish city to bar the use of face-covering Islamic veils in municipal buildings. City Mayor J...

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