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Belgian Face Veil Ban Backed In European Court Ruling

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Belgium’s ban on face veils does not violate the European...

Headlines

Belgian Ban On Wearing Full-Face Veils In Public Is Legal

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a Belgian ban on wearing the full-face niqab veil in public. The court...

Headlines

The Female Muslim Comic Standing Up To Extremism

Wearing a red hijab and all-encompassing gown, Sakdiyah Maruf cuts an unusual figure in a dark, smokey Jakarta bar as...

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Ghanaian Woman Allegedly ‘exorcised’ By Arab Women

The issue of Ghanaian women receiving somewhat unfair treatments when they head out to Middle Eastern countries in...

International

Five Dead In Quebec City Mosque Shooting

Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president...

International

Five Pictures That Show How Social Media Can Be A Minefield

Five pictures that show how social media can be a minefield play videoBBC Arabic staff give their views on some social...

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Don’t Drop Your Hijab After Second Cycle Education – Muslim Ladies Urged

The National Organizer of Ghana Muslim Students Association(GMSA), Madam Kafaya Salami, has urged young Muslim women...

International

Sudanese Women Launch Online Campaign Against Hijab

A group of Sudanese women are engaged in a Facebook campaign to denounce regulations that penalise them for failing to...

International

Parents Block ‘hijab Wearing-Women’ From Entering School In Corsica

Five women wearing the Islamic headscarf have been prevented from entering a nursery school in Corsica by other...