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Muslim driver fined for wearing veil

A Muslim woman has accused French police of attacking her freedom after she was fined for wearing a niqab while driving in the city of Nantes.

MB MP criticizes Interior Ministry for spying on teachers

MP Ibrahim Ouf, of the Brotherhood Parliamentary bloc, criticized the flagrant security intervention in the education departments' affairs. He claimed that this intervention would negatively alter the education process which

Belgium moves towards public ban of niqab and burka

Belgium is preparing to impose a nationwide ban on the niqab, or the face-covering veil.

‘Screens to heaven’

More and more conservative religious channels are appearing on the small screen, changing the way people consume religion, writes Mohamed El-Sayed.

Open Letter to Islamophobe Dutch MP Geert Wilders

Ok, you don’t like Muslims. Yet they are not going to go away. Your case is analogous to that of the man whose garden was infested by ladybirds. They were

French mayor: Halal restaurant is discrimination

A French council has filed a complaint against a fast food chain that uses only halal meat in its burgers.

Al-Azhar says no fatwa against Facebook

“If people think Facebook will lead to sex, then they need to grow up,” said Ahmed Badrawi, a 22-year-old university student. “The Internet has so many things and to say

A guide to the different types of veil

The "burqa ban" actually refers to the niqab, a veil closely associated with Wahabi traditionalists in the Arabian peninsula. FRANCE 24 looks at the different types of veil worn across

Egyptian University Presidents set on banning niqab during exams.

The fierce campaign against the students wearing veils continue as University officials ban over 20 students from taking their tests simply for wearing protective facial masks

Egypt: Dispute Over Veil Spreads Across Country

Cairo — A decision by the government to banthe veil in some academic institutions has reignited debate about personal rights.