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Patrons are asked to remove head coverings on a women-only floor at Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia. Europe’s top human rights court rejected a petition by a Muslim woman who claimed France’s 2010 veil ban violated her rights to free expression of religion and amounted to discrimination.

(RNS1-JULY 1) Patrons are asked to remove head coverings on a women-only floor at Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia. Europe’s top human rights court rejected a petition by a Muslim woman who claimed France’s 2010 veil ban violated her rights to free expression of religion and amounted to discrimination. For use with RNS-COURT-VEIL transmitted July 1, 2014. Creative Commons image by Anduze Traveller