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  2. Hijab and burka controversies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Part of the party's platform is a complete ban on the burqa and Islamic headscarves in the civil service and schools, but all other parties refuse to include them in a coalition. A group of Muslim women organized a pro-burqa demonstration at the newly elected parliament in The Hague, on 30 November 2006. The demonstration attracted national ...

  3. British debate over veils - Wikipedia

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    The British debate over veils began in October 2006 when the MP and government minister Jack Straw wrote in his local newspaper, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, that, while he did not want to be "prescriptive", he preferred talking to women who did not wear a niqab (face veil) as he could see their face, and asked women who were wearing such items to remove them when they spoke to him ...

  4. French ban on face covering - Wikipedia

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    The ban does apply to the burqa, a full-body covering, if it covers the face. [2] In April 2011, France became the first European country to impose a ban on full-face veils in public areas. [3] Public debate exacerbated concerns over immigration, nationalism, secularism, security, and sexuality. [4]

  5. Islamic veiling practices by country - Wikipedia

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    Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...

  6. Islamic scarf controversy in France - Wikipedia

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    In France, there is an ongoing social, political, and legal debate concerning the wearing of the hijab and other forms of Islamic coverings in public. The cultural framework of the controversy can be traced to France's history of colonization in North Africa, [1] but escalated into a significant public debate in 1989 when three girls were suspended from school for refusing to remove their ...

  7. Burqa by country - Wikipedia

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    The burqa is worn by women in various countries. Some countries have banned it in government offices, schools, or in public places and streets. There are currently 16 states that have banned the burqa and niqab, both Muslim-majority countries and non-Muslim countries, including Tunisia, [1] Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, [2] Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of ...

  8. Hijabophobia - Wikipedia

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    Hijabophobia is a term referring to discrimination against women wearing Islamic veils, including the hijab, chador, niqāb and burqa. It is considered a gender-specific type of Islamophobia, [2] [3] [1] or simply "hostility towards the hijab". [4]

  9. Headscarf controversy in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    [30] [failed verification] The European Court of Human Rights upheld the ban in 2004, finding that the law did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. [30] [failed verification] [31] In October 2006, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the university ban again, rejecting a complaint filed by another Turkish university student ...