Fadela Amara, an activist and former minister in the French government, spoke about the situation of Muslim women in France and defended the controversial “burqa ban” at International House on ...

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld France's ban on wearing a burka in public, reigniting the debate on Islamic dress with a ruling described by human rights groups as setting a 'dangerous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discussions around face coverings such as the burka have been reignited after a Reform UK MP's question in parliament. (Getty) ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark joined some other European countries in deciding Thursday to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa. In a 75-30 vote with 74 ...

The United Nations said that France’s ban on the burqa — the face-concealing Islamic veil — is a violation of human rights. France had failed to make the case for its ban, the committee said, and gave ...

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Danish capital of Copenhagen wearing burqas and other face veils Wednesday to protest a law against facial coverings, saying the legislation oppresses some ...

A 28-year-old woman became the first person in Denmark to be fined under a new law which prohibits wearing garments that cover the face in public after an incident at a shopping center on Friday.

PARIS — France's hotly debated bill to ban burqa-style Islamic veils in public is going before parliament, with President Nicolas Sarkozy's government casting the measure as a way to promote equality ...

Divided country finds consensus on banning Islamic veils. April 30, 2010 — -- Belgium may be in the throes of political disarray, but its squabbling political parties have been able to agree on ...

The design for a burqa-style dress was never shown to the princess – and the outfit was never made, designer Elizabeth Emanuel tells PEOPLE Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has ...