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Swiss ‘burqa ban’ to take effect from January 1. What are the exceptions?

A controversial Swiss ban on facial coverings in public, referred to as the “burqa ban” will go into effect on January 1, 2025, according to a government statement quoted by Reuters on Wednesday. In September last year, Switzerland's lower house of parliament voted to pass a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women. This …

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Hijab Ban: SC to hear plea challenging a Bombay HC verdict upholding ban on hijabs, burqas

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict upholding a Mumbai college’s decision to ban hijabs, burqas and naqabs inside the campus. While Justice Hemant Gupta, since retired, dismissed the appeals challenging the judgment of the Karnataka High Court refusing to lift the ban, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia held there shall be no restriction …

Sri Lankan Govt Will Not Rush Through Process to Ban Burqas: Cabinet Spokesman

The Sri Lankan government will not rush through the process to ban burqas and the decision on the issue would be taken after reaching a consensus, a senior minister said on Tuesday. The Cabinet spokesman's remarks came a day after Pakistan's envoy to Colombo Saad Khattak criticised the Sri Lankan government's plan to ban the wearing of burqas in the …

Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security. Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara said he signed a paper on Friday seeking the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers to ban burqas — outer garments that …

Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings

A ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings, schools and on public transport comes into effect in the Netherlands on Thursday. The ban has been 13 years in the making and dates back to the time Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam PVV party propped up a minority government formed by Mark Rutte’s VVD and the …

Women Hospital Nos Nrc Burqas Banned