Bosnia drops veil ban bill from discussionBosnia's lawmakers dropped from discussion a proposed bill on banning full-length Islamic veils in public places after a woman wearing a niqab attended the parliamentary session as a visitor. The Muslim and Croat deputies were unlikely to More… |
French driver fined for wearing niqabA 31-year-old French woman was fined for wearing a niqab while driving, a further sign of France's bid to clamp down on the face-covering Islamic veil which President Nicolas Sarkozy says demeans women. The unnamed woman told LCI telev More… |