There's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye. A recent declaration by a leading Egyptian cleric that women will ...

The niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women, is often misunderstood and misrepresented in Western discourse.

The arrest stemmed from an incident on Friday, March 8 in New Rochelle, when a suspect approached a woman wearing a niqāb, a Muslim garment that covers the entire body and face besides the eyes ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Wearing niqab may obstruct driver’s vision and concentration, interior ministry says Officials highlighted a key security concern: The difficulty in identifying drivers through surveillance ...

Kuwait has clarified rules on motorists wearing a burqa or niqab while driving. Referencing news shared on social media, the ...

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior has announced that women wearing a niqab or burqa while driving will face fines ranging ...

Some women wear a headscarf to cover their head and hair, while others wear a burka or niqab, which also covers up their face. Headscarves are seen as a sign of modesty by people who wear them ...

The Ministry of Interior of the State of Kuwait has issued a clarification regarding the ban on wearing the niqab or burqa while ...

Now simply appearing in a public place wearing the Niqab carries a fine of 20,000 som, about 230 dollars. The controversy over traditional Muslim women's clothing, and men's long beards ...

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Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well — sometimes a medical mask, or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the eyes.