full-face veils
Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women
By Deina Abdelkader — October 17, 2022
(The Conversation) — Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
Another African country bans Islamic veil for women over terror attacks
By Fredrick Nzwili — June 18, 2015
(RNS) Chad, a majority-Muslim nation in Central Africa, become the second country on the continent to ban women from wearing the full-face veil.
Congo-Brazzaville bans Muslim women from wearing full-face veils, citing terrorism prevention
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 4, 2015
(RNS) Government officials said they were concerned the garments might be used as a disguise to commit terrorist acts.
Page 1 of 1
