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In a shocking case from Hyderabad, a 25-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly teaching herself burglary techniques through online videos and carrying ... Show more
Fury as Wales debates ban on Muslim face coverings: Angry scenes in Cardiff Bay as politicians argue about a ban on the burqa and other face coverings
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The Spectator Oct 16
The glorious spectacle of Timothy Miller wearing a burka: Like, why is it potentially a crime for a British pensioner to cover his face but fine for a Muslim ...
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Thomas Kerr's burqa ban won't make women safer – here's why: REFORM UK MSP Thomas Kerr’s Scottish Parliament motion on full-face coverings was never a serious ...
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Meloni Rules by Decree: Italy Passes Burqa Ban and Language Quota in Schools: Parliamentary elections are scheduled for 2027 in Italy. Prime Minister Meloni must ...
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Key FactsItaly Approves School Burqa Ban by Decree
Sep 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The cabinet approved a ban on burqas and niqabs at schools, plus a 30 percent limit per class.
- Newly arrived students are the main target, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said; those born in Italy or attending Italian kindergarten are generally exempt.
- Social services may be involved for serious integration difficulties; parents refusing free Italian courses could face fines of up to €1,000.
- The decree initially bypasses parliamentary approval but must be converted into law within 60 days of publication.
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that no one, in the name of a real or supposed tradition, can decide that a young woman must hide herself ... Show more
Spanish city bans burqa and niqab in public spaces: The Spanish city of Lleida on Friday approved a ban on full-face coverings in most public spaces in a rare ...
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Italy’s Meloni plans school burqa ban and cap on foreign students in classrooms: Giorgia Meloni also vowed to make Italian language tuition mandatory for parents ...
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Key FactsMeloni Plans School Veil Ban and Foreign-Student Class Limits
Sep 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- A corresponding bill is to reach the cabinet soon and would ban burkas and niqabs in schools.
- Meloni did not specify an exact ceiling for the number of foreign students allowed in each class.
- Parents of foreign students facing major integration difficulties would be required to learn Italian.
- According to ISMU, nearly 12 of every 100 students in Italy currently lack Italian citizenship.
And in Italy, no one can decide, in the name of a real or perceived tradition, that a young woman must hide herself.— Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister, said this at a youth event of her party Fratelli d’Italia.
Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class
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Key FactsItaly approves school veil ban and 30% classroom cap
Sep 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- The 30% ceiling applies in the first year of primary, middle and high school to children lacking Italian citizenship or with limited Italian.
- Local school offices should distribute these pupils among nearby schools; exemptions and extra Italian lessons are planned if that proves impossible.
- The ban covers burqa and niqab, but not hijab, which leaves the face visible.
- Opposition parties accuse the government of pandering to right-wing Futuro Nazionale ahead of next year's election.
You must go to school with your face uncovered.— Giorgia Meloni, announcing the plans on Sunday; she added that no-one could decide that a young woman should hide herself in the name of tradition.
Italian government approves burqa ban in schools and cap on foreign students: Meloni government approves decree imposing 30 per cent cap on foreign students who ...
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The Italian government unveiled a controversial law banning the burqa and niqab in schools, and capping the number of foreign students per class — potentially ... Show more
Not only headscarves fall under the headscarf ban: If other head coverings are worn for religious reasons, that also falls under the ban ...
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The Spectator Sep 22
That Mitchell and Webb Look isn’t racist: Eleven sketches have been removed, including a blackface war re-enactment, a contestant in a burqa and a ‘tribe’ who ...
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Italy's new school proposal: Burqa, niqab ban, foreign-student cap decoded: Italy plans burqa, niqab ban and foreign-student cap: What changes for migrants?
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Italy PM Meloni to ban burqas and face coverings in schools, limit foreign students per class#Italy #GiorgiaMeloni #Meloni #ItalyNews #ItalianPolitics #BurqaBan #FaceCovering #Education #ForeignStudents #Immigration ... Show more
Marine Le Pen wants to ban the Islamic headscarf completely: The French right-wing populist is forging ahead: Against objections from within her own party and ...
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'I think that women should be free to choose what they want to wear'
First Minister John Swinney accuses Reform UK MSP David Smith of seeking to ... Show more
OpinionBurka in Japanese: On cold wraps, conspiracy theories, and the Islamic Republic of Japan.
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Mumbai hospital issues notice to guard after woman alleges she was told to remove burqa
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Viral video: Women in burqas denied entry at Mumbai civic hospital, clip sparks row
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‘Face not visible’: Gujarat woman convicted of acid attack in burqa gets bail: Mahezbinbanu Chhuvara allegedly attacked Brahmbhatt out of ‘malice and jealousy’ ...
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For Emirati Women’s Day, we honour a symbol that has framed generations of Emirati women: the burqa.
Distinctive in its sheen and sculptural in its form ... Show more
Karisma Kapoor Knew Kareena Would Be A 'Superstar' After Her First Close-Up
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Portugal’s President António José Seguro has enacted a law banning face coverings in public spaces, a measure widely seen as targeting Muslim women who wear ... Show more
Portugal has become the latest European country to ban face-coverings in public, enacting a law that campaigners say violates the rights of Muslim women.
Full-face veil bans: The different rules in Europe: In Europe, countries deal with full-face veils differently: from nationwide bans to restrictions in public ...
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Burqa law: Portugal bans face veils: The Portuguese president has signed the so-called "burqa law." It prohibits covering the face in public ...
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Kuwait Times Aug 19
Portugal's president has enacted a law banning the concealment of faces in public including the wearing of full-face veils ... Show more
School in UP's Gonda sealed after video of 'burqa dance' on Independence Day surfaces
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‘Burqa dance’ video at UP school: Premises sealed for running without approval: The purported video was from an Independence Day event at the school
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Afghan women and girls are being erased from public life: Two days after Salma's engagement party in Kabul, the Taliban swept back to power in Afghanistan.
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Five Years of the Taliban: "Permanently in Survival Mode": In Afghanistan, women can't even go to the doctor alone. Physician Almila tells how violence ...
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Afghan gynecologist Sosan Faqiri fights for a new beginning in Unterallgäu: The Afghan gynecologist Sosan Faqiri has been living in Germany since 2023 ...
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Burqa bans are for losers: Europe's clothing bans betray a civilization that no longer trusts the values it claims to defend
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Taliban defend dress code crackdown on women: Dozens of women were detained by the Taliban government’s morality police in early June on accusations they were ...
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'You have become victimised in your mind': Imtiaz Ali criticises women who say they feel comfortable in burqa
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No kalava, hijab, or burqa in the exam centre? NEET-UG re-examination has fresh: During the NEET-UG re-examination in Ajmer, a student was initially denied entry ...
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Pauline: Ban the burqa, wear bikinis: Pauline Hanson has pledged to ban the burqa if she is elected Prime Minister and defend the right of Australian women to ...
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The Maharashtra State Council of Examination has revised its MAHA TET dress code, allowing candidates to wear hijab, burqa, and dupatta during the June 28 exam ... Show more
Yeni Safak English Jun 23
A female Muslim student in India, Umm-e-Kulsum, said she was stopped at her NEET examination centre over her hijab before eventually being allowed to enter ... Show more
'Victimised in your mind': Imtiaz Ali on women embracing burqa and purdah
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Harassment in Afghanistan: Taliban arrest women without full-body veils: In western Afghanistan, the obligation to wear a veil is apparently being enforced with ...
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A heartbreaking video from the NEET-UG re-exam has gone viral, showing a father breaking down after his daughter was allegedly denied entry to the examination ... Show more
arabtimes Jun 21
Muslim Student Wearing Burqa Allegedly Denied Entry for NEET Re-Exam in India's Ajmer
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Yeni Safak English Jun 17
In Ahmednagar, India, police have identified a burqa-clad woman who dumped meat in a predominantly Hindu locality during Eid al-Adha ... Show more
Allegedly not adhering to dress codes: Morality police in Afghanistan arrest women
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Women detained in Afghanistan's Herat in clothing crackdown: A 23-year-old woman says those detained were fully covered, including wearing headscarves.
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Allahabad High Court grants pre-arrest bail to student booked for forcing classmate to wear burqa, conversion
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West Bengal Polls 2026: Identity Checks Conducted for Burqa-Clad Voters at Polling Booths
TCS Nashik case: Did accused Nida Khan teach victim to wear burqa, lure her with Malaysia job?
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Rane Calls For Uniform Corporate Dress Code Amid ‘Corporate Jihad’ Row: “Corporates should not enforce dress codes selectively. Just as there are regulations ...
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Corporate dress code row “Permit hijab, burqa, while tilak is not allowed?” Nitesh Rane#NiteshRane #DressCodeRow #HijabBan #BurqaDebate #TilakRow #CorporatePolicy #ReligiousFreedom #MaharashtraPolitics #IndiaNews #PoliticalDebate
‘Disturbing trend’: Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against two girls in ‘burqa’ row
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ekathimerini.com Mar 27
OpinionBanning the burqa: Αll for an empty veil?: The days when Migration Minister Thanos Plevris would sneak into Exarchia Square at the crack of dawn to whisper into ...
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John Terry appears to endorse UK politician’s call for nationwide burqa ban: The former England captain is still involved in football and has been in an academy ...
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Burqa-clad father, son rob Bengaluru computer store of former tenant, Rs 80 lakh haul recovered
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Greece Considers Burqa Ban, Minister of Migration Reveals: Greece could ban burqas worn in public, the Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum ...
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During a debate about the bombing of an Iranian girls’ school on Piers Morgan Uncensored, US journalist Peter Beinart said the students would still be alive if ... Show more
Greek City Times Feb 27
Greece Considers Burqa Ban for Minors, Says Minister Thanos Plevris: Greece Considers Burqa Ban for Minors, Says Minister Thanos Plevris Greece is considering ...
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Olive Press News Spain Feb 27
Mallorca’s Palma becomes the latest area in Spain to ban the burqa in public buildings and spaces
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Olive Press News Spain Feb 18
Bid to enforce three-year jail sentences for wearing the burqa in Spain’s public spaces is narrowly defeated in Spanish parliament
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A man wearing a burqa sat next to women at the Korutla bus stop in Jagtial. When the staff realized he was a man, they questioned him ... Show more
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Spain's right-wing parties work together on burqa ban: Increasing cooperation between Spain's two main rightist parties means that a bill by far-right Vox to ...
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The trolls and bullies got their answer: Badhan: Actress Azmeri Haque Badhan, a prominent voice during the July uprising, shared a message on Facebook ...
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‘I’m back’: Pauline’s defiant call after ban: Pauline Hanson has struck a defiant tone as she returns to parliament after being censured over a burqa stunt ...
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CDU women against the burka: "General ban on face coverings in public spaces" for more self-determination
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KEY POINTS: What changes about life in Denmark in February 2026?: From renewed discussion of the 'burqa ban' to Fastelavn and more daylight ...
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UP: 5 Muslim girls booked under anti-conversion law for allegedly forcing Hindu friend to wear burqa
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